NEW DELHI, Feb 27: Governor BD Mishra today met the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda at New Delhi.

The Governor, who is on an official tour to the national capital, took up issues regarding the shortage of specialists in hospitals and healthcare units in Arunachal Pradesh.

The Governor, who has been visiting hospitals and healthcare centres during his district tours, apprised the Union Minister about the deficiency of specialists in hospitals and healthcare centres in the State.

The minister was very appreciative of the issue and promised that his ministry would render all help in this regard to Arunachal Pradesh.

In the meeting, the Governor suggested to the Union Minister that his ministry should help the State in getting specialist volunteers from other States in various fields of medical science, on deputation so that immediate problem of shortage of specialists in the State can be taken care of.

Taking positive view on the suggestion, the minister assured that his ministry will bear the cost and expenditure of the specialists who come to Arunachal Pradesh on deputation. The minister suggested that the process of advertisement asking for volunteers and procedure for engaging them should be done by the state government. He added that for the procedure to be made effective, a proposal should be sent by the government of Arunachal Pradesh to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

To make this scheme expeditiously effective, the Governor will be apprising the concerned Department of Government of Arunachal Pradesh for the needful.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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