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Jammu, Apr 14: BJP national general secretary and in-charge J&K affairs Ram Madhav on Saturday chaired party meeting in the wake of resignation of two cabinet ministers.
Two BJP ministers Choudhary Lal Singh and Chander Prakash Ganga on Friday tendered resignations to the state party president Sat Sharma after chief minister Mehbooba Mufti sought sacking of these ministers for their alleged participation in the rally taken out by the Bharat Raksha Manch demanding transfer of Kathua rape and murder case to the CBI.
"Mr Madhav arrived here and chaired a very important meeting in view of political developments between coalition partners PDP-BJP," party sources here said.
They said the national leader had threadbare discussions with the state leadership on various issues.
After the meeting ministers Choudhary Lal Singh and Chander Prakash Ganga told reporters that they tendered resignations in the interest of the country.
"The issue was so flared at national level that we preferred to resign," said the ministers.
They however, said that they still stand by their words of "conducting the enquiry by the CBI" and the culprits should be punished.
Mr Madhav will also brief media late afternoon here. UNI
Minister holds public grievances redress camp at Koulpur



JAMMU, APRIL 10: Reaffirming government’s commitment towards ensuring durable asset creation in all sectors, Minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Parkash Ganga, today termed road connectivity as key towards peace, progress and prosperity of the state. 
The Minister was addressing a large public gathering after inaugurating the road widening work from ChakSalarian to Koulpur in Ramgarh, Samba which would be completed with an estimated cost of Rs.1.5 crore.
The Minister asserted that durable roads and enhanced infrastructure tops the development agenda of the present dispensation and focus is being laid on upgrading and improving the road network in rural and remote areas. “Emphasis is being laid on improving road network by linking internal roads with National Highways to give a further fillip to development activities in the state”, he added. He said that the government has laid full focus on development of infrastructure and providing better civic amenities to the people of the state.
Later, the Minister convened a public grievances redressal camp at village Koulpur and took stock of issues of the locals.
The Minister, while highlighting the development activities on the occasion, said that development works of more than rupees one crore are under process in the area. He said that three transformers in the area have been upgraded to 100 KV as per the demands of the locals. He further said that Rs.26 crore have been sanctioned for the road from Vijaypur to Esmpur and Rs. 8 crore for the road from SwankhaMorh to Baba Chamblyal.
Responding to demands of the people, Ganga assured them that all their issues would be taken up with the concerned authorities for an early redressal.


Corporation generates record cash surplus of Rs 9.91 crore


JAMMU, MARCH 13: The JK Minerals Limited has generated a record cash surplus of Rs 9.91 crore till February during this current financial year. This was stated at the 170th Board of Directors meeting of the JK Minerals Limited held at Udhyog Bhawan held today under the chairmanship of Minister of Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga.
Minister for State (MoS) for Industries and Commerce Asiea Naqash was also present on the occasion.
Vice-Chairman of the Board Syed Attullah Simnani, Commissioner Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Shailendra Kumar, Director, Geology & Mining, Farooq Ahmad Khan, Managing Director, J&K Minerals Limited, Abid Suhail besides other board members were also present in the meeting.
Managing Director JKML, while deliberating upon the agenda points, apprised the Board members about the functioning and activities of the Corporation, including financial and physical achievements.
The meeting also discussed the excavation of Gypsum reserves from Dam Site at Parlanka through outsourcing arrangement under PPP mode. The Board directed the management of the Corporation to immediately invite EOI applications in this regard.
The Board was informed that the Corporation has generated revenue to the tune of Rs 10.52 crore against sale of 20167 MTs of coal during this financial year. It was also given out in the meeting that the Corporation has also generated revenue of Rs 7.52 crore from sale of 90698.928 MTs of gypsum extracted from Gypsum mines of Assar, and Parlanka of Doda and Ramban districts during this fiscal.
Addressing the Board members and the officers, Ganga stressed upon the need for formulation of effective working plan for extraction of minerals in the state to achieve full production capacity.
“The Government would explore all possibilities to harness the mineral resources of the state to boost the economy. There is a need to make mining operations profitable through enhanced production and sale,” the Minister said.
The Minister also directed the Corporation to gear up their men and machinery to ensure timely excavation of 7 million tons of Gypsum from the project site of Parlanka Mine area. While congratulating the Corporation for its achievements, the Minister directed the officers to make all out efforts to ensure that all these mining operations are made profitable through enhanced production and marketing.
While speaking on the occasion, Asiea Naqash enjoined upon the management of J&K Minerals Limited to re-double efforts towards making the Corporation more viable. “It must become role model for other Public Sector Undertakings”, she said.
Asiea called for extracting more minerals wealth in state adding that projects of coal and other minerals would be revitalized so that revenue realization is increased. She emphasized on proper utilization of human resource so that the overall production would be increased which in turn would help in increasing the sale of minerals.




JAMMU, MARCH 12: Minister of Commerce & Industries, Chander Prakash Ganga today inaugurated a mega job fair organized by District Employment and Counselling Centre, Samba under National Career Service Programme of Union Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Deputy Commissioner Sheetal Nanda, SSP Samba Anil Magotra, Asst. Director DECC Samba Naresh Kumar, Young Professional Officer MCC Rahul Vohra, CCO Samba Dushyant Singh along with other district officers and a large number of youths were present on the occasion.
The Minister inspected various stalls set up by various companies during the event and inquired about schemes being provided by the companies for unemployed youth of the District.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister accentuated that educated youth should come forward and take benefits of the schemes and programmes. He urged the stakeholders for full cooperation to make the event successful in the larger interest of the unemployed youth of the district. He said that more than 200 youths will be selected and get job opportunity through this job fair.
Reiterating government’s commitment to promote industrial sector in the state, the Minister said that several new industrial units are coming up in the state which will help to create ample job opportunities for the local youth.
Earlier, the Minister addressed a public meeting at Village Birpur District Samba where a large number of people from different sections of the society apprised him of their problems and grievances.
People apprised him about issues like road connectivity, lane and drain, unscheduled power cuts, non-availability of drinking water and many more alike. The Minister gave a patient hearing to the grievances of the people and assured that genuine issues will be taken up with the concerned authorities for appropriate action. He also issued on spot direction to the concerned officers for the redressal of genuine demands of the people.
While speaking on this occasion, the Minister said that government has provided a platform to the general public for direct interaction with its Ministers so the woes of the people are raised at highest level and mitigated.
He added that social and economic upliftment of the weaker sections, downtrodden, women, youth and farmer is on prime agenda of the government. The Minister said that the government has laid full focus on development of infrastructure and providing better civic amenities to the people of the state.



Ganga hails Director’s contribution towards promoting entrepreneurship culture in JK


JAMMU, MAR 02: Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute, today accorded an affectionate adieu to M I Parray, the Founder Director of JKEDI, on his retirement.
Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga, was present on the occasion.
Ganga hailed the services and efforts of Dr. Parray towards creating an entrepreneurial culture and promoting the entrepreneurship development in the state. He said Dr. Parray would be remembered for the services he has rendered and his contribution towards institution shall prove as a beacon light for others.   
Commissioner/Secretary Labour and Employment Department, Kifayat Hussain Rizvi, while speaking on the occasion, described Dr. Parray as a good human being who made his mark by working hard towards economic progress of the State.
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Parray expressed gratitude towards the support and cooperation he always received from the staff in achieving the set goals.
The JKEDI staff also shared their experiences of working under the leadership of Dr. M I Parray.
Pertinently, Dr Parray started his career in 1987 as an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Management and Public Administration (IMPA). In 2003, he was appointed as Director, JKEDI which started functioning from a small two-room office at IMPA Srinagar.
 Heads of various Institutes/Boards of the Industries and Commerce Department besides staff of JKEDI was present on the occasion.



Jammu, Feb 23: Cementing the organization at ground level, J&K BJP conducted meeting of prominent leaders from the Jammu and Jammu west District which was addressed by its State President & MLA Jammu West Sat Sharma along with Dy. CM Dr. Nirmal Singh, State General Secretary Dr. Narinder Singh, Ministers Chander Parkash Ganga, Bali Bhagat, Ch. Lal Singh, Priya Sethi, Ajay Nanda, MLA Rajesh Gupta, MoS Rashpaul Verma, Vice-Chairperson Subhash Jandyal and other senior leaders.
Meeting witnessed the District wise individual approach of all the senior leaders and the BJP Ministers to address the issues of prominent leaders from the Jammu and Jammu West District.
Sat Sharma said that this move is particularly focused to provide the party leaders with an opportunity of direct interaction between the senior leadership as well as the ground worker. He said that BJP is a cadre based party and it is the cadre which ensures the party’s victory at all levels. He also said that the activist who works among the common masses is the best judge of the problems being faced by the public. Sharma added that this interaction will ensure that the voice of common public promptly reaches the senior leaders and Ministers of BJP and is addressed at the appropriate level.
Dr. Nirmal Singh prompted the leaders to share their issues about the governance and other matters. He emphasized that the BJP works on the core principle of “Nation First, Party Second and Self Last” and thus is concentrated on the welfare of the common masses in letter and spirit. He asked the activists to report any act of mis-governance promptly to the party seniors so that the public doesn’t get harassed in any public concern department. He also threw light on the PDD related developments and entertained issues concerning the departments from the activists. He also took cognizance of the matters related to difficulty in distribution of Ration at certain places. Dr. Singh maintained that no dilly dallying approach will be tolerated in public related issues.
Ministers Chander Parkash Ganga, Bali Bhagat, Ch. Lal Singh, Priya Sethi, Ajay Nanda also addressed the meeting while sorting out many issues related to their departments on the spot by talking directly to the authorities and took cognizance of the other matters.
Dr. Narinder Singh who conducted the meeting informed that similar meetings will be conducted in other districts as well.
State Vice-President Rajni Sethi, State Secretaries Sanjay Baru & Anuradha Charak, District Parbhari Jugal Gupta, Parduman Singh, Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, Ayodhya Gupta, Baldev Singh Billawaria, Mohan Singh Rana, Jeet Angral, Vijay Sharma, Harbans Choudhary, Ankush Gupta, Veena Gupta, Ashish Sharma, Hari Om Sharma were among the prominent BJP leaders present in the meeting.



JV will immensely improve quality, structure of local economy: Dr Drabu

Jammu: The PHD Chamber Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI)-J&K Chapter held an impressive function at Hotel Radisson Blu wherein the Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb A Drabu was honoured for signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai Ports World for building two dry ports in Srinagar and Jammu besides presenting an industry and people friendly Budget.    
Minister for Education Altaf Bukhari, Minister for Horticulture Basharat Bukhari and Minister for Industries & Commerce were special guests on the occasion. The function was attended by several other legislators and top officials besides members of the business fraternity from Jammu as well as Kashmir.
Dr Drabu was presented with a shawl and PHD Plate for doing great job in the society. The other cabinet ministers were also honored.
While speaking on the occasion, the chairmen of PHDCCI Jammu and Kashmir chapters hailed the role played by Finance Minister in boosting the economy of the state and expressed that decision to build two dry ports in Jammu and Kashmir is a step in right direction.
They said the need of creating such a facility in the state was most essential element of logistics required to enhance the scope for growth of our export oriented business, be that the export of handicraft, horticulture, agriculture, floriculture or any other allied product worldwide.
Dr Drabu expressed gratitude to PHDCCI J&K for supporting the government in its endeavors and expressed that Dry Ports to be established by the Dubai Ports World and the J&K Government through Joint Venture at Jammu and Srinagar will immensely improve the quality and structure of the local economy.
“The proposed Multi Modal Logistics Parks (Dry Ports) will facilitate faster movement of local produce to the processing centres and the markets outside. This will raise the income of farmers, industrialists, traders and businessmen and create a large number of jobs,” Dr Drabu said.
He also expressed gratitude to his Cabinet colleagues present on the occasion in facilitating people and industry Budget. He also expressed that in this year government would be able to spend available funds to the tune of Rs 80,000 crore.


Pays tributes to Shaheed Swaran Singh

JAMMU, 26 DECEMBER: Reaffirming Government’s commitment towards socio-economic empowerment of underprivileged and downtrodden sections of the society, Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga, today said that several measures have been launched by Centre and the State Government in this regard.
The Minister was speaking at a function organized by Rural Development Department, at Panchayat Kartholi to distribute authorization of financial assistance worth Rs 17.64 lakh and Rs 20.80 lakh among the beneficiaries under centrally sponsored schemes Swachh Bharat Mission and Pradhan Mantri AwasYojna, respectively.
It was informed that under Swachh Bharat Mission the department has provided financial assistance of Rs 12,000 each to 147 beneficiaries and Rs 1.59 lakh each to 16 beneficiaries under PMAY.    
Ganga exhorted upon the people to come forward and avail maximum benefit of various social security schemes being implemented for their welfare and development. He also asked them to ensure their participation and monitoring in execution of development works being done in their respective areas for effective results.
The Minister asked the concerned officers to raise maximum awareness among the people regarding various welfare and development schemes so that they improve their lives by taking benefit of the same. He directed them to conduct fresh survey under several schemes so that the left-out beneficiaries are also covered and no one is deprived of the benefit of government programmes.
Earlier, the Minister paid rich tributes to Rifleman Swaran Singh of Village Ranjri, Samba on his 16th Martyr Day at a function organized in this regard by the local people of the village to commemorate his martyrdom.
While addressing the gathering on the occasion, the Minister said that the people of Jammu have a history of serving the nation and sacrificing their lives for the motherland. The young generation must take inspiration from such sacrifices and contribute towards nation building.

Paying homage to the martyr, the Minister saluted him for his bravery and supreme sacrifice and exhorted upon the youth to work together against corruption and other similar social evils to give a true tribute to the martyr.


SAMBA, DECEMBER 16 - Minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Parkash Ganga today laid the foundation stone of playfield at Kotli Matlakian in Ramgarh sector to be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs. 9 lakh here.
While addressing the gathering, the Minister asserted that the government is committed to provide better sports facilities and infrastructure to the youth to help them perform better in national and international tournaments and bring laurels to the state.
He appealed the youth to work hard and keep themselves away from social evils like drug addiction to achieve their desired goals. A proactive approach and public participation is vital for a prosperous society and nation, he added.
He urged them to participate in the nation building and work together against corruption and other social evils.
Later, the Minister convened a public grievances redress camp to listen the problems and demands of the villagers. The locals apprised them about the problems being faced by them related to power and water supply, road connectivity, sanitation and education.

Responding to their demands, the Minister assured that all their genuine demands would be redressed in a time bound manner. He exhorted upon the officers to closely monitor the work and put sincere efforts in creating quality assets.


JAMMU, DECEMBER 11: Minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Parkash Ganga, today flagged off a tour group of thirty farmers from Sarore for training on latest interventions in horticulture under the centrally sponsored schemes MIDH and ATMA.
During the five-day tour, being organized by the Department of Horticulture, Samba, the group of farmers will visit Punjab AgriUniversity Ludhiana, RHRS Gangia, Indo Italian Citrus Estate Bunga Hoshiarpur, CSKVV Palampur and various successful orchards.
On the occasion, the Minister said that the Government has initiated many steps to educate farmers about modern techniques to help them increase their production and improve their living standards.
Interacting with the farmers, Ganga impressed upon them to seize the opportunity by equipping themselves with latest knowledge and technical know-how for increasing efficiency and productivity. He also asked them to share their expertise and experience which they will attain during the study tour with others as well.
The Minister complimented the department for organizing this programme and said similar programmes should be organized at regular intervals.
Chief Horticulture Officer Samba C.L Sharma briefed the farmers about different schemes in pipeline for development of horticulture in Samba district.

Later, the Minister paid tributes to martyr Vikas Sharma, SI of CRPF, who was killed at Bijapur in Chattisgarh. He conveyed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for eternal solace to the departed soul.


JAMMU, 4 DECEMBER: “The Government is according focused attention on making mining operations profitable through enhanced production and sale”, stated Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga, while chairing the 169th meeting of the Board of Directors of JK Minerals Limited held at Civil Secretariat, here today.
Minister stressed upon the need for evolving an effective working plan for extraction of minerals in the State to achieve optimum production capacity. “The Government endeavors to explore all possibilities to harness the abundant mineral resources of the State to boost the economy,” he added. He exhorted upon the security and safety of the workers working in the mines saying that it should be the top concern and duty of the corporation to ensure that their employees work in a total secure and comfortable manner for optimum outcome of their services.
Vice Chairperson J&K Industries Limited Syed Attullah Simnani, Commissioner Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Shailendra Kumar, Director Geology and Mining Department, Farooq Ahmad Khan, MD JKML, Abid Suhail, besides other board members were present in the meeting.
The Minister stressed the need for optimum harnessing of highly rich cast gypsum mines located at Assar in Doda and at Parlanka in Ramban besides coal mines at Kalakote and Sapphire Mines at Paddar, Kishtwar. He directed the officers to make all out efforts to ensure that all these mining operations are made profitable through enhanced production and marketing. He asked for the fresh proposal to close down the Moghla (Metka) mine and tendering for the 70 lakh ton Gypsum to be mined and exported in a time bound manner.
It was observed that in order to ensure timely excavation of 5 million tons of Gypsum from the project site, the Parlanka Mine area should be bifurcated into 2 to 3 sub-sectors so that the huge submerging Gypsum reserves are excavated within the next five year period with annual production target line fixed at 10 lakh tones per annum.
Earlier, the Board members reviewed the progress on various projects undertaken by JK Minerals in the State.
MD JKML, Abid Suhail informed the board that in the first two quarters of the current financial year the corporation achieved the production target of 7100 ton coal and 53500 ton gypsum against the set target of 7 thousand ton coal and 50 thousand ton gypsum, respectively.  The corporation has generated revenue to the tune of Rs 6.30 crore against sale of coal and 4.43 crore against the sale of gypsum during current financial year, he further added.

The Board discussed agenda points including confirmation of minutes of 169th meeting of the Board of Directors, implementation report on the previous decisions of the Board, business plan of the Corporation, extraction of gypsum through outsourcing arrangement at Gypsum project Parlanka, acquisition of land at Kashmir Wayun and others.


JAMMU, DECEMBER 22: The State Government is committed to make J&K the most preferred investment destination; this was stated by Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga, while chairing the meeting of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), here today.
The Minister called for coordinated approach to lay out the desired design for the ease of doing business in the state and stated that government is working hard to improve business environment and state’s ranking on Ease of doing Business.
The Minister exhorted the need for effective operational strategies to create enhanced opportunities of employability in the state and said that Jammu and Kashmir would soon be listed in the top 15 states in the list of ease of doing business in the country
Ganga shared that along with the incentive packages from Central Government, the State Government has also come up with number of policy measures like fiscal incentives, availability of land banks, development of industrial corridors, power availability and ease of doing business to extend a red carpet welcome to the potential investors in the State. He said government has taken a number of measures like self-certification contributing towards building a conducive environment for investors.
Minister said that government is committed to provide better business facilities to the industries including 24x7 power supply, road connectivity and better infrastructure.
Deputy Chairman CII Northern Region Sachit Jain, Regional Chairman CII Northern Region Babu Khan and members of CII were present on the occasion.
Earlier, Minister attended the 13th Annual Day celebration of Jodhamal Public School and said that schools should focus on moral values rather than mere education to the students. Ganga asked the school management to always take the initiative for proper education and guidance for children as they are the future leader of the country. Minister stressed upon to ensure the all-round development of the children as future of our nation depends on them.


NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 01: Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga today met Union Minister for Textile Smriti Zubin Irani and discussed various developmental projects for J&K pertaining to textile sector.
During the meeting that lasted for an hour, Chander Parkash ganga briefed the Union Minister about different projects already submitted to the Central Wool Development Board relating to components /sub components of Pashmina Development Programme under PMDP at the cost of Rs. 50.00 crore.
He also informed the Union Minister of the three projects submitted by IICT under the infrastructure support Scheme of NHDP regarding up-gradation of design bank, testing lab and setting up of CFC costing Rs. 4.56 crore . He also laid stress on the setting up of Indian Institute of Handloom Technology at Jammu and also the introduction of diploma course in Handloom and Handicrafts technology.
The Minister also requested Union Minister to release Rs 5.75 crore pending final instalment of central share of the scheme distribution of 8000 modern carpets looms under Mega Carpet Cluster Scheme.
The Union Minister responded positively to the issues discussed during the meeting and gave assurance that centre would give a positive look to all projected demands/ proposal and also expedite the process of sanctioning and release of funds.


Submits 6 KVIB proposals worth Rs 11.39 cr under SFURTI
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 30: Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga today called on Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Giriraj Singh and discussed the proposed development projects for J&K.
During the meeting, Ganga briefed the Union Minister about various development programmes and initiatives being taken up by the present Government in the state.
He submitted 6 proposals worth Rs. 1192.39 lakh prepared by J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board to the Union Minister for sanction under the Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI).
Ganga urged upon the Union Minister for early release of second and final installment of central share of Rs. 1026.92 lakh under the Scheme MSE-CDP.
Ganga also raised with the Union Minister the issue of early sanctioning of ambitious Bee keeping Project for J&K costing Rs. 125.36 crore.
The Union Minister of State assured the state Minister that Centre would look into all issues projected by him pertaining to MSME and initiate necessary action regarding redressal of the same.

Attends closing ceremony of basic training course of BSG
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 21: Minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Parkash Ganga today said that to build a strong nation, sense of patriotism, character building and leadership qualities must be developed among youth of the nation.
This was stated by the Minister during the closing ceremony of seven days basic training course for Scouts & Guides being organized by J&K State Bharat Scouts & Guides (JKSBSG) at Youth & Services Hostel Gandhi Nagar, here today.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that Scouts & Guides activities have pivotal role in promoting patriotism, brotherhood, commandership and devotion towards serving the society.
Ganga lauded the role of Scouts & Guides and called for carrying forward this noble movement in every nook and corner of the State besides introducing it in educational institutes. He said that the Scouting is contributing to the education of young people, through a value system to help build a better world where people especially the youth are self-fulfilled as individuals and playing a constructive role in society.
Responding to the demand of land for the construction of training centre of J&K State Bharat Scouts & Guides, the Minister asked the concerned authorities to identify the suitable land so that the process for the same could be initiated.
State Commissioner JKSBSG I D Soni, Advisor JKSBSG Sakina Bano, Advisor JKSBSG S K Jain, Joint State Commissioner Harbans Lal Dogra besides representative of J&K Chapter of Bharat Scouts & Guides were also present on the occasion.  

Around 35 teachers and students from district Samba participated in the training course.

Approves essential requirements for up gradation of health centers


SAMBA, NOVEMBER 20: Industries and Commerce Minister, Chander Parkash Ganga, today chaired a meeting of Rogi Kalyan Samiti (RKS) of hospitals under Block Ramgarh and Purmandal.
The meeting was attended by Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Rajinder Sambyal, Block Medical Officer Ramgarh Dr. Lakhwinder Singh, Medical Officers of Primary Health Centers GurahSalathia, Raya, Nandpur, Bari Khad and Emergency Hospital Vijaypur, members of Rogi Kalyan Samiti beside senior officers of concerned departments.
The meeting deliberated upon various issues related to construction, repair and renovation of new wards, boundary walls, septic tanks, infrastructure, 24X7 power supply, mortuary, patient care rooms, unauthorized parking and beautification of the hospitals.
The Minister directed the concerned agencies to give priority to the quality while executing improvement and renovation works and asked the hospital management to fix priorities of repair, renovation and other construction works in the hospitals.
Other issues like water supply, sanitation, post facto sanction of servicing of ACs, purchase of furniture/ computers, purchase of life saving drugs, laparoscopic instruments, surgical items, medicines etc were also discussed in the meeting.
Taking a detailed view of the agenda, Minister approved the essential requirements to improve the functioning of the health centers. He directed the concerned officers to work in synergy to ensure proper utilization of available resources in the interest of patient care.
Citing healthcare as the top priority of present government, Ganga said that government is making determined efforts to provide better basic healthcare facilities to the patients. 
 Stressing on maintaining cleanliness in the hospital premises, Minister exhorted that a clean and hygienic environment is pre-requisite for patient care.
Expressing satisfaction over the improvements and achievements made in different units and sections of the hospitals, Minister stressed upon regular follow up of the work done for further improving the basic medical care available to the common masses. He emphasized that priority should be given to the quality of services being provided to the people.

Earlier, the newly elected members of Birpur Industrial Association, including President Deepak Dhawan, General Secretary Gagan Jain, Sr. Vice President Ankur Jain, Cashier Sharad Malhotra, Jr. Vice President Jatin Sachdeva called upon the Minister and apprised him of various issues related to further streamlining of the Industry sector in the state.