550 Medical Officer posts vacant in J-K
Vacant Post
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government informed the Assembly on Tuesday that nearly 550 medical officer positions are vacant in the Union Territory, with the recruitment process for 181 medical officers currently underway, according to Minister of Agriculture Production Javed Ahmed Dar.
The information was shared by Minister of Agriculture Production Javed Ahmed Dar while responding on behalf of the health minister to questions raised by National Conference MLAs Dr Sajad Shafi and Javed Hassan Beig.
"The department is actively addressing the ongoing issue of medical officer vacancies, which currently is approximately 550," he said, news agency PTI reported.
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.
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