JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir government has threatened to sack doctors who remain absent from their duty without authorisation, an official spokesman said on Tuesday.
“The Governor reviewed the functioning of the Health department today and directed the Health Secretary to ensure speedy and strict action, including termination of services, against doctors who remain unauthorizedly absent from duty at any point of time”, an official spokesman said.
Governor N N Vohra directed the Health Secretary to issue orders for withdrawing doctors who have been attached at any station, including Delhi, without availability of posts or are superfluous without any actual requirement or availability of posts.
Vohra also gave directions to take immediate action for ensuring that all doctors who are appointed to government services join duty within the prescribed period and take action immediately against every defaulter. “Evolve a policy for incentivising doctors who serve in difficult areas by providing them avenues for dedicated post graduation slots as departmental candidates, rotation in postings depending upon their period of service in such areas and preferential postings at home stations or other convenient locations etc,” the Governor said.
He also directed Health Secretary to follow a policy for filling up the posts of medical officers to be posted in medical colleges and other departments like police, prisons, by ensuring a systematic rotation.
Under National Health Mission, around 5,500 MBBS and ISM doctors, para-medics have been engaged for providing health care services, besides assisting in creation and upgradation of physical health infrastructure in the state, the spokesman said.
An amount of Rs 4,900 crore has been allocated under the Prime Minister’s package to the Health department for setting up of two AIIMS (Rs 4,000 crore) and for completion of pending infrastructure projects and augmenting machinery and equipment required in health institutions, he said.
‘Vacation’ doctors repatriated back from Delhi
JAMMU: Hours after the Governor N N Vohra took exception to some influential doctors being rehabilitated in the office of J&K Resident Commissioner in New Delhi, the State Government on Tuesday repatriated seven doctors, including the wife of IAS officer Atal Dullo, to their respective Directorates of Health and Medical Education Department in Jammu and Kashmir.
Those repatriated back include Dr Monika Wali, (Medical Officer), wife of Atal Dullo, (IAS), presently posted as Joint Secretary in Department of Rural Development Department, Dr. Ravinder Sumbli (Medical Officer), Dr. Rekha Jad (Medical Officer), Dr. Sobia Nisar (Medical Officer), Dr. Farah Deeba (Dental Surgeon), Dr. Jyotshna Mukhi (Medical Officer ISM), and Dr Kanchan Hanjura ( Medical Officer ISM)
The repatriation follows the instructions given by Governor N.N Vohra to Advisor Parvez Dewan and Commissioner-Secretary Health and Medical Edudation Mandeep Bhandari.
Highly placed bureaucratic sources disclosed to STATE TIMES that all the seven doctors are being relieved forthwith for joining their places of postings in J&K. These high profile doctors had managed their New Delhi posting at the strength of their connections and back-up in politico-bureaucratic circles.
The Government order says that the transfers have been affected, “In the interest of patient care and In supersession of previous orders”. The order clarifies that these doctors, on deputation in the office of Resident Commissioner, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi are repatriated and directed to report to their respective Directorates of Health Services, Kashmir/Jammu and in the office of Director General, ISM, Jammu.