192 medical officers hired

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 13

In the wake of the ongoing pandemic, the state Health and Family Welfare Department today appointed 192 medical officers.

Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said though the department was effectively fighting the pandemic, there was a need for more staff for better healthcare to people amid the rising number of Covid cases.

On the directions of CM Capt Amarinder Singh, the Health Department was making efforts to ensure adequate manpower, he said.

The Punjab Government had filled more than 10,000 posts of paramedical and other staff, including medical officers, between 2017 and 2021. Sidhu congratulated the new appointees on the start of a new career in the department and encouraged them to discharge their responsibilities honestly and diligently in various health institutions of the state.