JAMMU: The State Cabinet which met here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah approved upgradation of sub-center of Kandiwara District Anantnag to the level of Primary Health Centre alongwith creation of 16 posts of different categories.
The decision came following Chief Minister’s announcement to this effect during his visit to Kandiwara to express condolence to the families who lost their kids in a tragic road accident.
An ill-fated school bus fell into a deep gorge and took the lives of 9 school children. The Village Kandiwara has a population of about 8000 souls. The secondary level medical facility is located at a distance of about 15 kilometres at sub-district hospital Kokernag.
Responding to the need for better medical facility at Kandiwara, the Planning and Development Department and Finance Department promptly agreed to the upgradation of sub-centre at Kandiwara to the level of Primary Health Centre alongwith creation of 16 posts proposed by the Health Department. The posts created include two posts of Assistant Surgeons, one Dental Surgeon, one Health Educator, one Supervising Pharmacist, one Junior X-Ray Technician, one Junior Dental Technician, one Junior Lab Technician, one Junior Ophthalmic Technician.
