TO ENSURE REQUISITE STAFF IN HOSPITAlS: MOHINDRA
Congress party’s senior-most legislator, Brahm Mohindra on Friday clearly spelt out his priorities saying that his focus would be on ensuring top notch healthcare facilities to the people of Punjab as part of his zero tolerance approach towards the deadly diseases like dengue and chikungunya.
Mohindra, who assumed charge as Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education and Research and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, said that special emphasis would be laid on chalking out the roadmap to keep hospitals adequately staffed with requisite strength of doctors and other para-medical staff so as to make sure that the mission of providing best medical care to people is not adversely affected.
Outlining his vision for the Medical Education sector, he said that he would soon hold talks with the Medical Council of India to increase the number of MBBS or MD seats which would give further fillip to medical education as well as research in Punjab besides acting as a catalyst for the students to opt for medical profession.
POWER TARIFFS TO BE REFORMED: RANA GURJIT
Taking charge of his office, Punjab Irrigation and Power Minister Rana Gurjit Singh on Friday said that the Government is committed to fulfil the promises made by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh of reforming power tariffs besides developing a well-planned strategy on SYl issue to safeguard the rights of the State.
Rana Gurjit, who took charge of his office after ardas, thanked Capt Amarinder and party high command for posing faith on him by awarding responsibility of ministry of Irrigation and Power.
On power tariff issue, he said that a number of industrial units from State have shifted to others parts of the country during last 10 years because of mismanaged power tariff policy of SAD-BJP Government.
“We have promised to reform power tariffs for domestic, industrial and commercial consumers. I have called a meeting with Power Secretary and Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of Punjab State Power Corporation limited (PPCl) to discuss the issue,” he said.
SUlTANA PROMISES corruption-FREE ADMINISTRATION, STEPS FOR BENEFIT OF WOMEN
The first Muslim women minister Razia Sultana, after assuming charge as Minister of State (Independent Charge) PWD (B&R), Social Security and Development of Women and Children, said that her priority would be to ensure that there was no corruption and nepotism in the department so as to fulfil the promise of clean and efficient Government to the people of Punjab.
She said that her endeavour would also include undertaking such steps as are beneficial for women.
WIll WORK DAY AND NIGHT: BAJWA
Minister of Rural Development and Panchayats, Water Supply and Sanitation Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, who assumed charge of the office in the presence of galaxy of party leaders, said: “We will work day and night to ensure implementation of citizen centric services in time frame manner.”