JAMMU, DEC 28: The Government of Jammu & Kashmir signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with healthcare company Apollo Hospitals for the establishment of a multi-specialty hospital in Jammu.
In presence of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the MoU was signed between Ranjan Prakash Thakur, Principal Secretary to J&K Government, Industries & Commerce Department and Dr. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.
In the first phase, Apollo Hospitals will set up a 250-bed hospital in the region.
Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha observed the MoU is another major milestone for J&K.
With greater industry engagement & greater investment, J&K will grow from strength to strength in the years to come, added the Lt Governor.
The Lt Governor said that J&K is the only UT/State in the country with universal health insurance coverage for up to Rs. 5 lakh per family. We are also having an extensive budget for the health sector.
More healthcare projects and MoUs are in the pipeline to ensure best healthcare within the reach of every citizen of J&K added the Lt Governor.
Ranjan Prakash Thakur, Principal Secretary to J&K Government, Industries & Commerce Department spoke on the health facilities to be extended to the people of the UT through the MoU.
Dr. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited shared the vision of the Apollo hospitals to establish state-of-the-art health facilities in J&K.
We understand that the health sector creates vast job opportunities and this project will also generate more than 1000 direct employment. That is the responsibility which all of us collectively have set forth to discharge. Apart from this, it will also become the training centre not only for doctors, but also for the nurses, paramedics, technicians, and allied healthcare workers, said Dr. Reddy.
Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Sh Atal Dulloo, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department; Sh Vivek Bhardwaj, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department; Sh Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary, H&UDD; Ms. Anoo Malhotra, Director, I&C, Jammu, besides other senior officers were present during the MoU signing ceremony at Civil Secretariat.
