Srinagar, March 2 -- Under the Sehat Scheme, the administration spent a total amount of Rs 1,735 crore on the treatment of the citizens till the first week of January this year, Sinha said, virtually addressing the closing ceremony of a health camp organised by Rotary Club in Poonch and Rajouri.

The LG lauded the contribution of the trained specialists from different parts of the country in providing a full range of surgical treatment options and performing more than 600 surgeries during the week-long health camp in the border districts, which benefitted the people of the far-flung areas.

"Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we have achieved greater success in bridging the health gap in the Union Territory," he said, rei...