Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today attended the Lamp Lighting and Oath Taking Ceremony of 5th amp; 6th Batch of B.Sc. Nursing students of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi College of Nursing SMVDCoN at Matrika Auditorium of SMVDU.Baleshwar Rai, Dr Neelam Sareen, Suresh Kumar Sharma Retd. Judge, Raghu K. Mehta Members of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and Dr. Ravindra Kumar Sinha, Vice Chancellor, SMVDU were present on the occasion which also marked the 4th Annual Day function of SMVDCoN.Earlier, on his arrival at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, the Lt Governor inaugurated a new 45 bedded General Ward of the hospital equipped with latest medical equipments and dedicated the facility to public.During his address at the Lamp Lighting Ceremony of SMVDCoN, the Lt Governor congratulated the students embarking on a new journey, and urged them to improve the quality of life and quality of care with dedication and compassion.Nursing staff is the backbone of the healthcare sector. They are well trained to provide different levels of care in preventive, diagnostic and curative health services, said the Lt Governor.Highlighting the efforts of the government to transform the health sector in J amp;K, the Lt Governor said that in the last three years, we have made adequate investment for medical education and training to protect and promote people s health.It is our constant endeavour to ensure affordable healthcare to every citizen.
Apart from an unprecedented increase in budgetary allocations to health sector, the government has tried to reduce inequalities in healthcare in rural areas, the Lt Governor observed.