Dr Jitendra holds Public Durbar, announces AIIMS Jammu Outreach Centre for Basohli

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today held a nearly three-hour long Public Durbar at Basohli in district Kathua, as part of his continued outreach efforts to engage directly with citizens and local representatives, not only at district level bit also at Tehsil, block and Panchayat level.

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The entire district administration, led by Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Minhas and senior officers of various departments like PWD, PHE, Education Health, PMGSY ete were present to facilitate grievance redressal on the spot and ensure prompt action.

In a major announcement during the Durbar, Dr Jitendra Singh announced the setting up of an AIIMS Jammu Outreach Centre at Basohli, addressing a long-pending demand of the region.

The facility, AIIMS Outreach Centre, the Minister said, will ensure 24x7 availability of superspeciality doctors and surgeons as well as Emergency services. He informed that discussions are already underway between AIIMS Jammu authorities and the Government of Jammu & Kashmir to finalise the location and to put in place a roster system for specialist medical personnel to serve the new branch. Director AIIMS Vijaypur Jammu , Dr Shakti Gupta had updated him about it this morning also, he said.