The Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Mubarak Gul on Thursday directed the officers of Planning and Development Department and Health and Medical Education Departments to gear up their field functionaries and ensure early functioning of Mother and Child Care Hospital (MCH) Noorbagh and Primary Health Centre (PHC) Sangam.The Speaker passed these directions while addressing a joint meeting of officers of Planning and Development Department and Health and Medical Education Departments convened here today to review the pace of progress of health institutions of Eidgah Constituency. Minister for Planning and Development and Labour and Employment Mr. Ajay Sadhotra was also present in the meeting.Mr. Gul asked the concerned to ensure creation and posting of Medical and Para-Medical staff for health institutions of Eidgah Constituency on war footing basis so that the people of the area will get medicare facilities at their door-steps. He directed the concerned authorities to ensure equipment like Ultrasonography, X-Ray Machine and ECG in all health institutions of the constituency. Health sector is important sector and focussed attention is being given to upgrade the infrastructure of all health institutions of the State for the convenience of the people.The issues regarding creation of staff to Noorbagh, Sangam and Palpora Hospitals, shifting of dispensary to PHC Sangam, release of funds for construction of PHC Palpora, acquisition of land for Noorbagh hospital and availability of equipments in all health institutions of Eidgah Constituency were also discussed threadbare during the meeting.The meeting was informed that Rs.1.5 crore has been proposed as additionality for acquiring land for approach road and expansion of Noorbagh hospital premises.The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Planning and Development Department, Mr. B.R. Sharma, Secretary Assembly M. Ramzan, Secretary Health and Medical Education Department Mr. Gazanfar Hussain, Director NRHM, Dr.Yashpaul Sharma, Director Centrally sponsored schemes Mr. S.S. Jamwal, Joint Director Planning and other officers of Planning, Health and Assembly Secretariat.