KISHTWAR: Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Pankaj Kumar Sharma today chaired a review meeting to assess the implementation and progress of various health programmes and key performance indicators of the health sector in the district.

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Kishtwar Dr Sanjay Bhat apprised the Deputy Commissioner of the current status of health schemes across the district. The schemes reviewed included ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account), Institutional Deliveries, Sex Ratio at Birth, Low Birth Weight among Newborns, Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK), Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) and other health programmes.

All Tehsildars concerned were directed to identify State land within the next ten days for the construction of health centres presently functioning from private rented buildings. The CMO was directed to conduct an inquiry and audit into funds utilised under the Rogi Kalyan Samiti (RKS) programme, to withhold the salaries of medical staff attached outside their original places of posting until they return and to conduct an audit of JSY and JSSK implementation. The Deputy Commissioner further directed that incentives of officers and officials recording zero per cent performance under the e-Sanjeevani Scheme be withheld until further orders.

The Deputy Commissioner called for 100% creation of ABHA IDs and Ayushman Bharat Golden Cards to ensure all eligible beneficiaries receive the benefits of government healthcare schemes.

Among those present were Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Kishtwar Vinod Kumar Behnal, ADC Kishtwar Pawan Kotwal, MS DH Kishtwar Dr Yudhvir Singh Kotwal, BMO Dachan Dr Sajjad Hussain, BMO Kishtwar Dr Anil Sharma, BMO Chatroo Dr Saima Agoo and BMO Paddar, besides other officers and officials from the Health Department Kishtwar.

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A Profound Loss: JK Monitor Mourns the Passing of Founding Chairman Dr. Priya Ranjan

We at JK Monitor are profoundly saddened by the sudden demise of our Founding Chairman, Dr. Priya Ranjan.IN LOVING MEMORY Dr Priya Ranjan

A brilliant mind who studied at Netarhat Residential School and graduated in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur before earning his PhD from the University of Maryland, Dr. Ranjan chose to return to India and dedicate his life to teaching, research and social good.

His pioneering work in networked systems, AI, robotics and biomedical applications—especially computer-vision tools for early detection of cancer and heart disease—reflected his deep belief that advanced technology must serve humanity.

For more than 15 years at JK Monitor, he remained a loyal friend, mentor and collaborator, marked by rare humility, intellectual integrity and quiet generosity. His passing leaves a void that cannot be filled. Priya, you will be deeply missed. Your life continues to remind us that knowledge finds its highest purpose in the service of others.

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