Disciplinary Action against 108 absentee doctors soon: Odisha Gov
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government issued a notice warning of disciplinary action against 108 doctors, who have remained absent from their places of duty for a long period, if they fail to reply within a month.
The state government had issued notices several times to the said doctors, who remained absent in an unauthorised manner, directing them to join duty at their respective places of posting but they never responded, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena.
These absentee doctors are yet to report for duty through their postings were made 3 to 5 years ago, he said adding, these doctors have remained incommunicado, flouting the official orders.
Therefore, this is the final notice issued by the government and if they fail to submit replies within the stipulated time period of one month, action would be taken against them as per law, the minister said.
A senior official said these doctors have either deserted their place of duty wilfully for a long period or failed to report for duty.
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