Srinagar, Dec 5: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday hailed the contribution of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in revolutionising healthcare in Jammu and Kashmir, even as he expressed concern over its administrative functioning.

Omar claimed that the key files of the institute are not being routed through him or the Health Minister.

Speaking at the 43rd Annual Day celebration of SKIMS at the SKICC, Omar Abdullah said, “I don’t understand the purpose of inviting us when SKIMS files are neither sent to me nor my cabinet colleague. Still, I chose to attend so that the institute, its faculty and staff don’t suffer.”

The Chief Minister questioned the absence of senior bureaucrats from the event and directed the SKIMS administration to identify and propose a “major Rs

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