Dharamshala, June 20 -- Himachal government has decided to provide non-practicing allowance (NPA) to super-speciality doctors to further strengthen healthcare services in the state, said chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during a review meeting of health department.

Sukhu also directed the department officials to categorise all community health centres (CHCs) based on population coverage so that staffing and infrastructure could be provided according to actual requirements. This, he said, would ensure the availability of quality healthcare services closer to people's homes. He also reviewed the status of ongoing recruitment processes in the health department.

"Several significant initiatives have been undertaken by the state governm...