JAMMU, DECEMBER 16: The Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, has approved the proposal of the Industries and Commerce Department to establish two medicities, one each at Sempora in Pampore and Miransahib in Jammu district.
Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting.
The decision aims at strengthening the health services in the Union territory and support recovery and disaster resilience in calamity-prone areas by increasing the government’s capacity to promptly respond to emergency situations, an official statement issued by administration here on Thursday said.
The medicity in the Kashmir division will be established in an area of Sempora, Pampore Pulwama. The centrality of the place will act as a focal point for the whole population of the valley for specialised health services.
Similarly, the medicity in the Jammu division will be established at Miransahib, Jammu. The land is ideally located close to the main city and can cater to the medical service requirements of the entire division.
The setting up of new medical and higher education institutions in the private sector is a part of the new industrial policy.
