263 doctors of Delhi Govt hospitals get promotions after 5-year delay

New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena has approved the promotion of 263 doctors working as Senior Medical Officers to the post of Chief Medical Officers in various Delhi Government Hospitals. 

The promotion of these doctors had been pending for over 5 years since 2018 and the file pertaining to the promotion of Senior Medical Officers to Chief Medical Officers was moved after LG Saxena insisted that promotions due to government employees be provided at the earliest, by cutting red tape.

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These doctors have been working in Delhi Government Hospitals like Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Lok Nayak Hospital, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital, Aruna Asaf Ali Government Hospital, G.B. Pant Hospital, DGHS, School Health Scheme, Mobile Health Scheme, etc.

Ever since taking over, Saxena has been insisting upon providing better service conditions and facilities to the doctors and medical professionals working in Government Hospitals and had undertaken to ensure due promotions to them at the earliest.

He had on more than one occasion insisted that service conditions, promotions and pensions of Government employees are ensured as per law and nobody should be on the receiving end due to delays, red tape and departmental apathy. He has also been insisting upon change in Recruitment Rules to ensure that fresh appointments and promotions are effected at the earliest.

In January this year, the Lieutenant Governor approved the promotion of 139 doctors (Non-teaching Specialists) working in various Delhi Government Hospitals from Grade II to Grade-I. Promotions of these doctors, eligible for the same after completion of 4 years of service had been pending since 2020/2021.

Earlier last month, Saxena approved the extension of services of 777 contractual para-medical employees in the Health and Family Welfare Department for one year with effect from July 1, 2023, or till they avail of the one-time opportunity to apply for open recruitment through DSSSB without any age bar.

The Lieutenant Governor had also approved the grant of promotion to 8 Medical Officers (Homoeopathic) and 23 Chief Medical Officers (NFSG) to Chief Medical Officers (SAG) (Homoeopathic) under Delhi Health Services General Duty Medical Officers (Homoeopathy) Rules, 2016 last month.

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