Majority of Pondy people issued health cards: Minister

Puducherry, Feb 27 (UNI) A majority of people in Puducherry have been issued health cards under a special scheme to enable them get treatment on priority at the government general hospital here, Health Minister E Valsaraj said here today.

Inaugurating the first state-level conference of domestic servants affiliated to the AITUC, Mr Valsaraj said the administration would cover the entire ten lakh population in the next two months with beneficiaries getting free drugs at the hospital.

Women's welfare had been accorded priority in various plans and programmes and establishment of welfare board for construction workers was an important step taken by the govenrment.

He categorically said the govenrment would go ahead with all it's programmes relentlessly and ensure that no section of the people were affected during their implementation.

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