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Committee On Public Accounts Visits Healthcare Institutions
Kashmir Observer
|AUGUST 13, 2025 ISSUE
The Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) under the Chairmanship of MLA Sham Lal Sharma on Tuesday inspected various healthcare institutions in Jammu city to assess the infrastructural facilities and overall medicare being provided to the people there.
Pertinently, the Committee had decided to conduct this two day on spot visit to various health institutions of Jammu division following examination of pending CAG paras pertaining to the Health Department in the meeting held at Assembly Secretariat last week.
The Committee visited GMC Jammu, Bone & Joint Hospital Jammu, Super Speciality Hospital Jammu, State Cancer Institute Jammu, Drug Controller Office J&K Jammu, Directorate of AYUSH Jammu and Ayushman Bharat.
Members of the Committee including Mubarik Gul, Nazir Ahmad Khan (Gurezi), Qaysar Jamshaid Lone, Altaf Ahmed Wani (Kaloo), Javid Hassan Baig, Dr. Devinder Kumar Manyal, Sajad Shaheen and Muzaffar Iqbal Khan were also present during the visit.
The Committee, during its visit to Government Medical College Jammu, held a meeting with Dr. Syed Abid Rashid, Secretary Health and Medical Education, Principal, GMC, Dr. Ashutosh Gupta and other HoDs of GMC.
Principal GMC presented an overview of healthcare facilities available in the GMC, staff strength, laboratories, latest operation theaters and other utilities.
This story is from the AUGUST 13, 2025 ISSUE edition of Kashmir Observer.
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