Chandigarh: The Centre has hailed the initiatives of the Bhagwant Mann authorities in Punjab, significantly within the healthcare sector, a media launch issued by the state authorities claimed.

“The Centre monitors the progress of the National Health Mission (NHM) in the states through different mechanisms. The most important mechanism is common review mission (CRM) undertaken every year, which assess the implementation of the programmes from citizen prospective,” mentioned the press launch.

A overview staff of 16 members led by Dr A Raghu, deputy director basic, AYUSH, Union ministry of well being and household welfare, visited the state from November 4 to 11 throughout which it visited the districts of Ferozepur and Rupnagar, in accordance with the discharge.

“Expressing complete satisfaction over the initiatives being taken by the Punjab government, the team lauded the state by asserting that institutional delivery in the state is good and diet was being provided to pregnant women in all facilities and most of the women received payments via DBT,” the discharge mentioned.

Punjab well being secretary Ajoy Sharma and director, nationwide well being mission, Dr Abhinav Trikha felicitated the visiting staff members.