CM Pushkar Singh Dhami held a high level meeting at the Chief Minister’s residence on Thursday regarding the preparations for the 25th meeting of the Central Zonal Council to be held under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah in Varanasi (Banaras) on June 24. He directed the officers to prepare such concrete and innovative proposals in the spirit of synergy of ecology and economy which can give new impetus to the holistic, sustainable and balanced development of the state. During the meeting, he directed the officials to pay special attention to the nutrition, physical and mental development of children in the state.
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the future of children is the future of the state and the country, so an integrated and goal-based plan should be made for their overall development. He asked the ICDS (Integrated Child Development Scheme), Food Safety Department, Health Department and Sports Department to work in close coordination so that special attention is given to proper nutrition, sports activities, health services and mental development of children.
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami directed to ensure mandatory registration under Ayushman Yojana in all government hospitals. He said that every citizen of the state should get the benefit of this scheme, this should be the priority of the administration. The Chief Minister directed to give maximum publicity to the 112 helpline number for quick assistance in emergency situations so that the general public can take advantage of this facility at the time of need.
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami directed the Women and Child Development Department to regularly review the cases of malnutrition and anaemia and launch a campaign to improve the condition of children. He also emphasized that the system of monitoring and evaluation of such efforts at the district level should be strengthened. Additional Director General of Police, Mukesh Singh; Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Anshul Garg; VC JDA, Pankaj Malhotra; SSP Jammu, Chandan Kohli; Excise Commissioner, Rahul Sharma and other concerned officers were also present on the occasion. Department of Information and Public Relations