J&K govt to terminate doctors on unauthorized leave

Jammu and Kashmir government has threatened to sack doctors who remain absent from their duty without authorization, an official spokesman said today.
"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 incentivizing 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 5500 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.