Red Cross must reach far-flung, border areas: LG Sinha
LG calls for diagnostic centres in remote areas
01/09/2026
SRINAGAR, Aug 31: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday chaired the Annual General Meeting of the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), J&K UT, and reviewed its functioning, activities and future roadmap.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor Dr Mandeep K Bhandari, General Secretary, IRCS J&K, Shubhankar Pratyush Pathak, Deputy Commissioners, who are Presidents of District Red Cross Units, and officials of the society.
Sinha, who is President of the IRCS, J&K UT, directed Deputy Commissioners to intensify resource mobilisation and explore innovative avenues for generating funds to strengthen humanitarian and welfare activities of the society.
He also called for preparation of comprehensive district-wise annual activity plans identifying priority areas and interventions for effective implementation.
Emphasising the need to take Red Cross services closer to people, Sinha called for expanding humanitarian outreach to far-flung and border areas.
He advised Deputy Commissioners to explore opening diagnostic centres in remote areas, particularly in places where people have to travel long distances to access hospitals and essential healthcare services.
The Lieutenant Governor also called for coordinated efforts towards complete elimination of tuberculosis and stressed effective identification, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of TB patients at the grassroots level.
Sinha said the Red Cross Society must further strengthen its humanitarian role and ensure timely assistance and essential services reach vulnerable and needy sections of society across Jammu and Kashmir.
He also asked IRCS J&K officials to intensify the anti-drug campaign and contribute towards building a Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir.
Pathak presented various agenda items for review and ratification.
The meeting also discussed budget estimates, audit, appointment of medical officers at blood banks and diagnostic centres, and activities undertaken by the Red Cross Society and its district-level units.
The Deputy Commissioners apprised the Lieutenant Governor of activities being undertaken in their respective districts and shared suggestions for further strengthening the functioning and outreach of the Red Cross Society.
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