Jammu: Authorities have suspended two doctors and six other employees of a government Primary Health Center (PHC) after they were found absent from their duty in Kishtwar District.
During a surprise visit to PHC Chatroo in the district on Monday, MLA Inderwal G.M Saroori found eight employees, including two doctors, absent from their duty, an official spokesperson said here today.
The MLA raised the issue with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Kishtwar, Dr Sham Parshad, who in turn, yesterday ordered the suspension of the eight employees after an inquiry in the matter, he said.
Those suspended include Dr Fareed Ahmed Wani, Dr Syed Tajamul, Mohammad Ishaq Dawasaaz, Babita Devi, Vikas, Maheaba Begum, Naseer Ahmed and Farooq Ahmed, the spokesperson said.