A Salute to Visionary Leadership: J P Nadda visits AIIMS Jammu

SAMBA July 7: It was an honour and privilege for AIIMS Jammu to be visited by Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Hon’ble Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India, on 7th July 2024 (Sunday). A host of dignitaries including Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble MoS (Independent Charge), Ministry of Science & Technology; Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the PMO; Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Space, Shri Tarun Chugh, National General Secretary of BJP and In-charge of BJP for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Member of Institute Body, AIIMS Jammu, Shri Gulam Ali Khatana, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Shri Ravinder Raina, State President of BJP, J&K, Shri Surjit Singh Slathia, Former Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Chander Prakash Ganga, Former Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Dr. Devinder Kumar Manyal, Former Minister for Health and Medical Education, J&K, General Secretary BJP, J&K, Shri Devender Singh Rana, Former J&K Legislator and other senior leaders of BJP accompanied the honourable Union Health Minister.

The Union Minister along with other dignitaries visited various facilities including the Digital Library with e-books, e-journals apart from hard copies of books & professional journals. The distinguished features showcased at the library included carrels for research work, state-of-the-art digital dashboard, automated book issue and deposit device and the RFID security gate at the entrance of the Digital Library.

The Honourable Union Health Minister was warmly received by the Executive Director (ED) & CEO, AIIMS Jammu, Prof. (Dr) Shakti Kumar Gupta, who expressed his gratitude that the Honourable Union Health Minister in spite of his hectic schedule took out time to visit and guide AIIMS Jammu in its endeavours to become a world class healthcare Institute. The Director extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Honourable Union Health Minister on his appointment as the Health Minister of India.

He said, “Sir, Your return to this pivotal role fills me with immense hope and excitement for the future of healthcare in our country. Your previous tenure as Health Minister was marked by remarkable achievements and set new benchmarks in the healthcare sector and it includes the launch of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), which aims to provide health coverage to over 10 crore families, and his pivotal role in expanding immunization programs across the country. I have no doubt that under your leadership, we will continue to scale unattained heights”.

He also visited the modern Lecture Theatres for student with state-of-the-art Smart Boards, special features of which were demonstrated to the dignitaries. He expressed his happiness that AIIMS Jammu is incorporating technology advancements in pedagogy at AIIMS Jammu.