J&K Govt transfers 293 kanals of land to Health Ministry for Jammu AIIMS

Jammu, Apr 29: Jammu and Kashmir Government today transferred 293 kanals of land to the State Health Ministry for setting up of AIIMS in Jammu.

The Cabinet which met here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, accorded sanction to the transfer of state land measuring 293 Kanals and 13 Marlas situated in villages Chak Diwan Bhim Sen and Rakh Barotian, tehsil Vijaypur, district Samba, to J&K Health and Medical Education Department for establishment of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Vijaypur, Samba.
Meanwhile the cabinet also slashed maximum qualifying service for full pension from existing 28 years to 20 years and withdrawal of benefit of additional qualifying service upto 5 years on voluntary retirement from government service.
The Cabinet also accorded sanction to the creation of 20 posts of different categories for Food Safety Appellate Tribunal (FSAT) Srinagar and Jammu involving tentative financial implication Rs 70 lakh per annum.
The tribunals shall facilitate proper implementation of “Food Safety and Standard Act 2006” in the state and shall hear appeal from the decisions of the adjudicating officers under Section 68 of the Act.