"Even in the absence of private sector, the Government institutions are best in Jammu and Kashmir as compared to other states, including that of Andhra Pradesh," Reddy, who is here on a three-day visit, said.
Reddy said he was highly impressed by steps taken by the Jammu and Kashmir Government in the health care sector while revealing his experience after visiting a number of health institutions in the Valley yesterday.
The AP Health Minister, who called on Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma and Minister for Medical Education R S Chib and discussed issues relating to the health care sector here, appreciated the well-knit mechanism for implementation of NRHM and other flagship programmes in the state.
The Minister said he visited Jammu and Kashmir on the instructions of Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad to see the model of State Government in health care as the State was adjudged best in the country in primary health care.
During his interaction with Sharma and Chib, they exchanged the ideas of health care in both the States and steps taken to improve the health services, an official spokesman said.
Both the Ministers apprised the visiting Minister about the initiatives taken by the Jammu and Kashmir State to improve the health services, especially at the primary and secondary level, the spokesman added.
