550 Medical Officer posts vacant in J-K

"The department is actively addressing the ongoing issue of medical officer vacancies, which currently is approximately 550," he said, news agency PTI reported.

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Dar informed the House that the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission was carrying out the process of recruiting 181 medical officers. Once selected, these officers will be posted in health institutions facing severe staff shortages, he said.   

"The department is also making a waitlist for 91 selected medical officers who will be deployed to underserved areas in Jammu and Kashmir to bolster healthcare services," Dar added, reports PTI.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Jammu and Kashmir government has announced the exclusion of four common surgical procedures from being covered under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT scheme in private hospitals. Following this, the Jammu and Kashmir Private Hospitals and Dialysis Centers Association has announced the suspension of services under the scheme. The association stated that the suspension, effective from March 16, 2025, is a response to recent policy changes implemented by the State Health Agency (SHA) J&K.

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