CM Omar Abdullah addresses 43rd foundation day of SKIMS

CM pledges support to SKIMS for capital investment Asks SKIMS to conceptualise a high-impact, high-value project

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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today presided over the 43rd Foundation Day celebrations of the Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) at the Sheri-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), reaffirming the Government's commitment to expanding healthcare infrastructure and strengthening tertiary care in Jammu and Kashmir.

The event was attended by Minister for Health & Medical Education Sakeena Masood Itoo; Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Javid Ahmad Dar and Advisor to Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani; Dr. M. Srinivas, Director AIIMS New Delhi who joined virtually; Sheri-Kashmir Orator Dr. Madhabananda Kar; Director SKIMS Dr. M. Ashraf Ganie; Dean Medical Faculty SKIMS; Principal SKIMS MCH Bemina Dr. Fazlul Q Parray; Organising Chairman Dr. (Prof.) Muzaffar Maqsood; MLAs, SKICC Director Haris Ahmed Handoo, senior faculty members, researchers, doctors, students and a large gathering of healthcare professionals.

In his address, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said his government had always extended full financial support to SKIMS and would continue to do so with greater vigour.