Over 12,000 senior citizens provided AVV cards, enabling additional health coverage of Rs 5 lakhSRINAGAR: In order to ensure timely and effective delivery of benefits under key health sector flagship schemes to citizens in district, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labrooon Wednesday convened a meeting with senior health functionaries here at Meeting Hall of the DC Office Complex. The DC also reviewed zone-wise progress of the enrolment under the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA), the DC stressed the need to accelerate registration drives to achieve comprehensive coverage target under the initiatives across the district. He appreciated the District TB Control Team for achieving good progress and directed them to accomplish the remaining targets at the earliest. Meanwhile, the DC emphasized the need to ensure better patient care facilities to patients in all health institutions across the district, keeping in view the prevailing weather conditions. The meeting was among others attended by Chief Planning Officer Fayaz Ahmad Dar; Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tahir Sajad, Medical Superintendents of JLNM, SMHS and CD Hospitals, District Tuberculosis Officer, all Zonal Medical Officers and Block Medical Officer of Srinagar district.