SRINAGAR:-The Centre has released a whooping amount of Rs. 311 crore under NRHM to Jammu and Kashmir for the current fiscal.
This information came to fore at a review meeting of State Health Society (NRHM), chaired by Minister for Health & Family Welfare Sham Lal Sharma, here today.
It was given out in the meeting that the funds would be utilized on infrastructural development, procurement of Mobile Medical Units for 11 high focused districts of the State, additional incentives to ASHAs, besides host of other allied activities aimed at upgrading health facilities in the rural areas. Being the priority sector, it was decided that the funds earmarked for different components would be released to the concerned HoDs in a few days.
The Minister directed the concerned HoDs to implement the flagship programme in letter and spirit so that benefits of the programme percolate down to the people. He said that Central Government was providing adequate funding to improve the health infrastructure in the State and it is duty of the concerned officers to make optimum use of these resources.
Sham directed timely submission of utilization certificates (UCs) to the Government of India to facilitate free flow of funds further, adding that delay in submission of UCs will be seriously viewed. He also stressed on strict observance of the guidelines while implementing various components of NRHM.
It was given out in the meeting that the funds would be utilized on infrastructural development, procurement of Mobile Medical Units for 11 high focused districts of the State, additional incentives to ASHAs, besides host of other allied activities aimed at upgrading health facilities in the rural areas. Being the priority sector, it was decided that the funds earmarked for different components would be released to the concerned HoDs in a few days.
The Minister directed the concerned HoDs to implement the flagship programme in letter and spirit so that benefits of the programme percolate down to the people. He said that Central Government was providing adequate funding to improve the health infrastructure in the State and it is duty of the concerned officers to make optimum use of these resources.
Sham directed timely submission of utilization certificates (UCs) to the Government of India to facilitate free flow of funds further, adding that delay in submission of UCs will be seriously viewed. He also stressed on strict observance of the guidelines while implementing various components of NRHM.
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