Patiala, July 16 -- The Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCMSA) has written a letter to the Punjab government reminding it of the promise made last year of providing security personnel at health facilities across the state.

Citing multiple assurances made by the government in the past, PCMSA, in a letter to the secretary health, the doctors' body, said they hope the issue of security inside health facilities in the state will be resolved at the earliest.

"On August 19, 2024, the Punjab government had unequivocally announced in a press conference at Punjab Bhawan that security personnel 'will be' deployed at all 24x7 health centres engaged in medicolegal work before September 9, 2024. As the government had first announced the h...