Srinagar, Oct 20: The Jammu and Kashmir government is considering an incentive policy for doctors working in rural and far-flung areas to strengthen healthcare delivery, Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo said on Monday.

Speaking during her visit to Uri in Baramulla district, the minister highlighted that while many doctors prefer urban health centres, those serving in remote locations deserve higher financial and professional benefits. “Doctors are ours, and they have to serve in far-flung areas too. The issue is that incentives are mostly given to city doctors, while those in difficult areas deserve them more,” she said.

Itoo said the Health Department is working on a new framework to ensure no rural health centre suffers due to a shortage of medical staff. She also emph

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