Noting that the government is committed to balanced regional growth, Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Thursday said that Jammu region will also get AIIMS like facilities in the wake of demands by locals for setting up <g data-gr-id="21">seperate</g> AIIMS in the region.
“The Health Ministry is setting up an AIIMS in Jammu and Kashmir and will provide similar facilities of AIIMS in both Jammu and Kashmir regions,” the Union Minister said.
Nadda’s statement came after a delegation from Jammu and Kashmir comprising state Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, Health Minister Lal Singh, state–BJP president Jugal Kishore Sharma, party J&K affaris in charge Avinash Rai Khanna and general secretary Narendra Singh met him on Thursday.
The delegation met Nadda in the presence of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
“The NDA government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to <g data-gr-id="23">provide</g> healthcare facilities for all regions. And we are committed to balanced regional growth when it comes to healthcare facilities,” Nadda said.
ACC, an amalgamation of over 70 organisations, has been leading an agitation for setting up of AIIMS in Jammu region.