Srinagar, Dec 13: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that accessible, affordable and quality healthcare has become a reality in Jammu and Kashmir under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the Union Territory witnessing transformative changes in medical education and public health over the past five years.

Speaking at the valedictory ceremony of SKIMS Annual Festival Week, the Lieutenant Governor said it took nearly seven decades to create 500 MBBS seats in J&K, whereas 800 additional MBBS seats have been added in just four years.

The event also marked the commencement of the 29th Post-Graduate Research Presentation Programme (PGRP-2025) and the felicitation of PGRP awardees, doctors, nursing staff and employees of SKIMS.

LG Sinha said long-pending challeng

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