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176 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র The Zonal Councils have also elected their various sub-committees. Al-most all the Zonal Councils have adopted resolutions high-lighting certain common as well as peculiar problems. Decisions have been taken in certain case, but in others no decision has been taken because of board policy implications. Government decision/action will be communicated to all Zonal Councils on their various resolutions as soon as election in all the Zonal Councils are complete. Budgetory provisions have been/are being made for the Zonal Councils where elections have been held. Action is under way to release funds. Necessary officers and staff for the Zonal Administrative Councils and also for the offices of various Zonal level functioneries are being recruited and posted. 6. Ministry of Health and Welfare The Health Secretary is submitting his report separately. Additional comments on the department are given below: The Department was originally organised under one Director-General of Health. Later on, the Director-General was given the rank of Secretary to the Govt. The Health side of the Department is being organised under two different categories, viz. (i) Medical cover for the Forces and (ii) Civil Medical Care. (i) The Medical Care on ihe Defence side provides for the following; (a) Arrangement of Surgeon & Physicians; (b) Transports for carrying injured/dead bodies; (c) Medicines; (d) Surgical equipments; (e) Field Medical Units such as Advance Dressing Stations(ADS) and Main Dressing Stations (MDS). (f) Convalescence Homes: On the Welfare side for the fighting forces the following are being taken care of: (i) Car for the dependents of the Shaheeds; (ii) Pension/Subsistence for the completely disabled; and (iii) Provision of work for the partially disabled. Necessary provision has also been made for the above purposes (Rupees ten lacs). On the civil side, necessary arrangements are being made to provide medical cover to Bangladesh citizens. An amount of Rs.9, 50,000’00 has been earmarked for this purpose. The Health Secretary has also made arrangements for absorbtion of Bangladesh Doctors in various jobs. These Doctors have been engaged by the Government of India to look after the evacuee camps.