MHIS registration to be on track

SHILLONG: The health department has assured to address the difficulties being faced by people while registering for MHIS cards.
There were complaints from several quarters regarding the timing for a few hours fixed by those who enroll the names of applicants.
In some localities, the registration was done only for three days.
When contacted, health secretary Pravin Bakshi said currently, there are only 130 kits being used for registration and there is a plan to increase the kits to 300.
He said the localities which are left out or need more enumeration will be visited again.
“There should not be any cause of worry as we already have the list of persons who can avail the health scheme”, he said.
According to the health official, though the deadline for registration is May, people can still apply so that the deserving persons are not left out.