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Chief Secretary reviews status of healthcare facilities for senior citizens/pensioners

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Rouf Pampori

Rouf Pampori

5 Dariya News

Jammu , 08 Mar 2018

Chief Secretary, B B Vyas Thursday chaired a meeting here to discuss the issues related to healthcare facilities for senior citizens and Central Government pensioners.Principal Secretary, H&ME, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Administrative Secretaries of the Departments of Industries & Commerce, General Administration, Social Welfare, President and members of the Executive Committee of Central Government Pensioners Welfare Association and other senior officers attended the meeting.It was informed that under the Central Government Health scheme (CGHS), healthcare needs of eligible beneficiaries covering Central Government employees & Pensioners are catered through CGHS Wellness Centres and one such centre is operational at Jammu and Union Government has been requested to grant approval for opening of another Wellness Centre at Srinagar.During the meeting issues related to regular checkups of senior citizens at Old Age Home Amphalla, dedicated facilities for senior citizens at Government Hospitals, empanelment of local chemists for supply of medicine to the beneficiaries and earmarking of separate allocation by the Union Government for J&K under CGHS were also discussed.

 

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