Health Minister interacts with media
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 10 2018:
Health and Family Welfare Minister Langpoklakpam Jayantakumar interacted with media persons today at his Office Chamber at the Old Secretariat, South Block, Imphal and discussed a number of issues.
In the interaction programme many health related issues including functions and responsibilities of the Food Safety Department of the State were discussed, according to an official source.
Answering questions from the media persons regarding the problems of untested food items imported from outside the State, the Minister asserted that a construction of Administrative Building of the Food Safety Office at Moreh will be completed soon.
The process to procure new machines for testing different food items is in the pipeline, he added.
Suggestions from media persons were also noted by the Minister.
He further assured that all possible steps will be taken up to curb health and food safety related issues.