Srinagar, Feb 23 : Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that the administration led by him is committed to welfare of the downtrodden and neglected as the Centre granted reservation to Pahari community without touching the Gujjars and Bakerwals.
“Today, a delegation of the Pahari community came to meet me to express their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendera Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. J&K administration and the Centre is committed to provide due recognition to the communities including downtrodden sections who faced injustice in the past seven decades,” the LG said while meeting 160-member Pahari community delegation at Rajbhavan Srinagar, as per news agency
The delegation as per KNO thanked LG Sinha, PM Modi and HM Amit Shah for including the Paharis, Padari, Koli, Gadda and Brahmin communities in Schedule Tribe.
“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendera Modi, J&K administration will ensure all those who faced injustice in the last seven decades are given their due share,” the LG said.
The LG said that PM Modi recently inaugurated projects worth Rs 32000 Crore and in the coming four months, projects worth Rs 20,000 Crore will also be inaugurated as well. “Infrastructure will give boost to the tourism sector and lure more tourists to J&K,” he said
60 pediatric, 4 maternal deaths reported at MCCH Anantnag in three years
Around 20,000 surgeries performed; nearly 6,000 patients benefit from Golden Card
Anantnag, Feb 22 : Maternity and Child Care Hospital Anantnag has reported 60 pediatric and four maternal deaths in the past three years.
According to data obtained by the news agency—there were 17 pediatric deaths in 2021-22, followed by 25 in 2022-23 and 18 in 2023-24. One maternal death was recorded in both 2021-22 and 2022-23, with two in 2023-24.
The information, acquired through a Right to Information (RTI) request filed by MM Shuja, reveals that in 2021-22, the hospital attended to 74,180 Gynae patients in the outpatient department (OPD). The number increased to 91,728 in 2022-23 and declined to 76,902 in 2023-24.
A total of 148,209 pediatric patients visited the OPD in 2021-22, and it rose to 232,815 in 2022-23 and then decreased to 219,158 in 2023-24.
The data reveals that 13,258 gynae patients were admitted to the hospital’s inpatient department (IPD) in 2021-22, 14,114 in 2022-23, and 10,942 in 2023-24. Pediatric patients in the IPD numbered 10,006 in 2021-22, 14,409 in 2022-23, and 14,810 in 2023-24.
In terms of surgical procedures, the hospital conducted 6,445 surgeries in 2021-22, 6,579 in 2022-23, and 5,772 in 2023-24. A total of 5,953 patients benefited from the hospital’s Golden Card facility.
According to data, the hospital lacks infrastructure, with no new buildings, hostels or residential quarters being constructed
