Archive · 29 Aug 2026
LG urges technology-driven, equitable healthcare as J-K innovation hub
Manoj Sinha, Jammu and Kashmir’s lieutenant governor, said the region can use new ideas to improve healthcare.
He said telemedicine can connect people in remote villages with doctors at district hospitals.
He also suggested using drones to deliver medical supplies and solar-powered systems to keep medicines cold.
Sinha said healthcare should focus more on preventing illness and finding diseases early.
He called for easier access to primary healthcare and regular health screenings.
He said medical workers need better staffing, less paperwork and mental-health support.
He also highlighted new hospitals, colleges and other healthcare facilities in the region.
The goal is to make good medical care available to people wherever they live.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said Jammu and Kashmir is becoming a hub of health-sector innovation and resilience.
Speaking at the CII Jammu and Kashmir Health Conclave in Srinagar, Sinha called for accessible, affordable and equitable healthcare.
He promoted telemedicine, drone deliveries, solar-powered cold chains and other low-cost innovations for remote communities.
Sinha urged a shift toward prevention, screening and early treatment, alongside stronger staffing and mental-health support for medical workers.
He highlighted new healthcare infrastructure and called for village-level primary health centres, AI-supported disease detection and stronger government-private collaboration.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and participants in the CII Jammu and Kashmir Health Conclave.
- What
- Sinha called for technology-driven, preventive and equitable healthcare, including telemedicine and low-cost innovations.
- When
- Saturday, August 29; the year was not specified in the report.
- Where
- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Why
- To improve healthcare access for remote communities, reduce reliance on costly treatment and strengthen the region’s health system.
- Event
- Third edition of the CII Jammu and Kashmir Health Conclave
- Speaker
- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha
- Telemedicine example
- An ASHA worker using tele-consultation to connect remote-village patients with district hospitals
- Proposed innovations
- Drone-based medical-supply deliveries and solar-powered cold chains for high-altitude health centres
- Infrastructure cited
- Two AIIMS institutions, 10 medical colleges, two state cancer institutes and specialised hospitals
- Additional institutions
- 52 nursing colleges, 23 paramedical colleges and five pharmacy colleges
- Digital health records
- Sinha said efforts are being made to link records through a secure system while allowing patients control over access