J&K to introduce e-governance in state-run hospitals

The e-governance system would rationalise the functioning and improve patient care greatly.

PTI | June 2, 2011



The Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling to introduce e-governance in the state-run hospitals to streamline their working and bring transparency.

"To begin with, Government Medical Colleges at Srinagar and Jammu and associated hospitals like Gandhi Nagar Hospital, Jammu and JLNM Hospital, Srinagar will be taken up in the first phase," an official spokesman said after a joint meeting convened by Minister for Medical Education R S Chib and Minister for Health Sham Lal Sharma yesterday.

The decision to introduce e-governance in this hospitals was taken by the ministers after a power point presentation by the IT department about its benefits in the hospital management, the spokesman said.

The e-governance system would rationalise the functioning and improve patient care greatly, the ministers observed.

They directed the Principal Secretary Health and Medical Education Department Suresh Kumar to immediately work out the necessary modalities with the NIC and IT departments before finalisation of proposal.

"Every care should be taken to ensure that the system serves its purpose efficiently and improves the patient care as per the modern trends," the ministers said.

The government was keen to promote IT in every sector to maintain the transparency in the system and provide better services to the people, they added.

The ministers were informed that the IT department will be fully responsible for operating the system at least for one year after installation or till the necessary manpower is trained.

Comments

 

Other News

Maharashtra adopts hybrid model for Census 2026 data collection

The government has initiated preparations for Census 2026 in Maharashtra, introducing a hybrid approach that combines optional self-enumeration with comprehensive door-to-door data collection to ensure complete coverage across the state.   According to senior officials, the Self-

What the nine Indian Nobel winners have in common

A Touch Of Genius: The Wisdom of India’s Nobel Laureates Edited by Rudrangshu Mukherjee Aleph Books, Rs 1499, 848 pages  

Income Tax dept holds Ghatkopar Outreach on new IT Act

The Income Tax Department organised an outreach programme in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, to raise awareness about the key features of the Income Tax Act, 2025, effective April 1, 2026. The initiative is part of a nationwide effort to promote taxpayer awareness, simplify compliance, and strengthen a transparent, eff

Making AI work where governance is closest to people

India’s next governance leap may not solely come from digitisation. It will come from making public systems more intelligent, more adaptive, and more responsive to the dynamics at the grassroots. That opportunity is especially significant at the panchayat level, where governance is not an abstract po

Borrowing troubles: How small loans are quietly trapping youth

A silent crisis is playing out in the pocket of young India, not in stock markets or government treasuries, but in smartphones of college students and first-jobbers who clicked on the Apply Now button without reading the small print.  A decade ago, to take a loan, you had to do some paperwor

A 19th-century pilgrim’s progress

The Travels of a Sadhu in the Himalayas By Jaladhar Sen (Translated by Somdatta Mandal) Speaking Tiger Books, 259 pages, ₹499.00  


Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter