Health & education infrastructure receives boost in Jammu & Kashmir

Aug 03, 2020

Srinagar / Jammu Development work in J&K has intensified since abrogation of Article 370 Health & Education infrastructure has received a remarkable push (GFX) It is part of Rs. 80,000 crore Package announced for J&K in 2015 (GFX) Authorities are endeavouring to provide state of the art infrastructure Construction work of premier institutions like IITs, IIMs and AIIMS is ongoing Besides 2 AIIMS, the UT will have seven new medical colleges Existing medical facilities are now equipped with robust infrastructure Health cover to all through Jammu and Kashmir Health Scheme is already underway Rs 5 Lac each has been earmarked for 15 lakh families To ensure transparency in the system and deliver service seamlessly 78,000 patients treated in empanelled hospitals under PM-JAY The government has also laid special stress to improve quality of education 100 new schools are to be constructed in far-flung areas 50 schools were rolled out during current academic session Special arrangements being made to enhance girls’ education (7 hostels under construction) 3 J&K universities now feature in country’s top 100 Sustained work under SAMAGRA Siksha abhiyaan…. ….to improve primary, secondary education too has yielded Centre’s flagship programmes are implemented in J&K post Aug. 05, 2019 Special focus to help marginalized people, unemployed youth, women and girl child (GFX with pictures) Tireless efforts to protect and nurture infants have paid off (1.85 lac children immunized) Extensive Immunization has pulled down Infant Mortality Rate to 22 (97% immunization) Institutional deliveries have been promoted for mothers’ safety (1.61 Institutional Deliveries) Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana ensures nutrition to women (149,515 beneficiaries)