Dr Balbir Singh takes charge as Punjab’s new health minister

Dr Balbir Singh on Tuesday assumed charge of the health and family welfare, medical education and research and elections departments.

Cabinet Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Tuesday assumed charge of the health and family welfare, medical education and research and elections departments.

The health minister said his priority will be to implement the health programmes at the grassroots level to provide quality primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities to the people. (HT file photo)

Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, social security minister Dr Baljit Kaur, rural development and panchayat minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, education minister Harjot Singh Bains and information and public relations minister Aman Arora were among those present.

The new minister said that the Delhi model of development has been popularised in the country and abroad, and the Delhi model will be delivered in each and every corner of Punjab

The health minister said his priority will be to implement the health programmes at the grassroots level to provide quality primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities to the people.