DW BUREAU / chandigarh The Chandigarh Administration has launched National Digital Health Mission in U.T., Chandigarh. A formal launch took place in Punjab Raj Bhawan on Wednesday, wherein Governor Punjab and Administrator U.T., V. P. Singh Badnore got his first digital health card. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Digital Health Mission on Independence Day and announced it from the rampart of Red Fort. This scheme is supposed to revolutionze Health Administration in the country by providing Digital Health Cards to each citizen. Adviser Manoj Parida and Director General of Police, Sanjay Beniwal also joined the Governor in the event. Parida stated that he proposes to cover the entire U.T. population within a period of one month. He also stated that on the first day itself, 4,000 persons have registered online and got their digital health cards online. He stated that Chandigarh will be the first to cover the entire U.T., population with Digital Health cards. This will also help in better implementation of AYUSH Health scheme. During the War Room Meeting, the Administrator directed PGIMER, DGP, Commissioner, M.C. and Deputy Commissioner to ensure that, to begin with, all employees working under them must register and get their digital cards within a week. Dr. G. Dewan, DHS who is also the Nodal Officer under National Digital Health Mission for Chandigarh stated that a special drive will be made in all Sectors to ensure that every resident gets his medical card. Apart from the citizens, the digital data will contain details of doctors, their qualifications and medical infrastructure available for the citizens in the city. In future, it will be linked to e-pharmacy and tele-medicine too. Necessary care will be taken to ensure the privacy of the data and the medical information of card holders. (editor@dailyworld.in)