Jammu and Kashmir: L-G Manoj Sinha announces web portal for public grievances, new health scheme

  • Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday announced the start of public grievance redressal called JK i-grams.
  • Speaking at a press conference, Sinha said, ‘We have taken an important step. We are starting public grievance redressal called JK i-grams (Jammu & Kashmir integrated grievance redress & monitoring system) in Srinagar, Jammu & Reasi on a pilot basis. It will be in place in every village before October 2.”
  • “Jammu and Kashmir will be the first Union Territory (UT) to be linked with Centre’s CPgram,” he added.
  • Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha also announced the approval of the J&K Health Scheme.
  • The L-G said the health scheme would provide universal health insurance to all the residents of the UT, and would have the same benefits as available under Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), with an annual health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh per family.
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