Bond for doctors doing higher studies goes

Tribune News Service

Shimla, February 17

In a major relief to MBBS doctors pursuing higher studies, the government has decided to waive bond.

The decision was taken by the Cabinet at its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today. The relief will be for those doctors who are pursuing higher courses like MD/MS degree or diploma, superspecialty DM/MCH courses, DNB courses, master courses within and outside the state. The doctors, facing hardships in obtaining bank guarantees for their courses, are relaxed now.

The Cabinet also decided to fill 200 posts of Medical Officers (MBBS) on contract basis through walk-in interview to cope with the shortage of doctors and provide healthcare facilities to the people at their doorsteps, particularly in rural and far-flung areas.

It also gave nod to procure “dal channa, urd sabut, moong sabut and malka” from National Co-operative Consumers Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF) under the state subsidised scheme. The HP State Civil Supplies Corporation and the NCCF will execute an MoU in this regard. This will result in saving of Rs 2.63 crore per month only on account of purchase of pulses.

The Cabinet approved to strengthen the HP Forest Ecosystem Climate Proofing Project being implemented in Chamba and Kangra districts with the assistance of KFW Development Bank, Germany, by providing more staff. This project is covering 600 panchayats of these districts for minimising and mitigating the negative impacts of climate change.

It also approved deployment of two medical physicists and four radiotherapist technicians on outsource basis at Government Medical College, Tanda, to operationalise the sophisticated cancer treatment equipment available there. It gave nod to upgrade Community Health Centre, Bagsaid, to 50-bed Civil Hospital in Mandi district along with the creation of 29 posts of various categories in the hospital.

It gave its consent to upgrade Civil Hospital Anni in Kullu to 100-bed Civil Hospital along with the creation of 26 new posts of different categories. It also gave approval for filing of 20 posts of Junior Office Assistant (IT) in Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, in Solan on a contract basis.

More for healthcare

• The Cabinet approves deployment of two physicists and four radiotherapist technicians at Tanda hospital
• Nod to upgrade Community Health Centre, Bagsaid, to 50-bed Civil Hospital in Mandi district
• Also decides to upgrade Civil Hospital, Anni, to 100-bed Civil Hospital