Jammu: The 11th Rishi Kashyap Healthcare Yatra 2026, organised by the National Medicos Organization (NMO), concluded at Government Medical College (GMC), Bakshi Nagar, Jammu, on Sunday after three days of healthcare outreach activities in remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
During the three-day initiative, free medical consultations, health check-ups, blood donation camps and medicine distribution camps were organised in rural and urban areas of the Union Territory. Hundreds of patients benefited from the medical services provided through the outreach programme.
Divisional Commissioner Jammu Vikas Kundal attended the closing ceremony as the chief guest. The programme began with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp, followed by the chanting of Vedic hymns.
Addressing the gathering, Kundal appreciated the NMO’s efforts in extending healthcare services to people, particularly in remote areas. He said the initiative, organised in the name of Rishi Kashyap, went beyond medical assistance and represented a commitment to serving humanity.
A cultural programme based on patriotism and the spirit of public service was also presented by students of GMC Jammu during the ceremony.
Doctors, medical students, paramedical staff and volunteers who participated in the healthcare yatra were felicitated by the chief guest with certificates and mementos in recognition of their contributions to the initiative.
The closing ceremony was attended by NMO state office-bearers, GMC Jammu Principal Ashutosh Guptaa, senior doctors, medical students and other participants.
The annual healthcare initiative seeks to extend medical assistance to underserved communities through the participation of doctors, medical students and healthcare volunteers.
