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Minister Sakina Itoo on Wednesday said the Omar Abdullah-led government has given top priority to strengthening healthcare and protecting Kashmir’s horticulture sector while ensuring development reaches people at their doorsteps.

Inaugurating a new health building worth Rs 2.71 crore at Aravani village, she said the government is working to ensure better medical facilities. “From new hospitals to MRI and cath labs, our focus is to improve patient care and provide facilities at people’s doorsteps,” she said.

On former CM Mehbooba Mufti’s allegation that the present dispensation has “broken the back” of fruit growers, Itoo strongly defended the government.

“Horticulture is the backbone of Kashmir’s economy. If our growers are facing difficulties today, it is due to years of

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