70 doctors slapped show-cause notice for abstaining from bond service in Andhra Pradesh

Accordingly, the Medical Health Department identified that even though these doctors secured the PG seats with the help of In-service quota, they did not join the government duties as per the norms. The Department noted that many of these doctors had been abstaining from duties for several years.

In fact, some of the doctors whose names are on the list of absentees completed their PG courses in 2017. Therefore, these doctors were not tracked and made to work in the government hospitals after completing their PG courses.

During their admission to the PG courses under the In-service quota, these doctors had to submit a bond with an undertaking to serve in the government sector for at least five years after completing their PG courses. As per the bond terms, the doctors promise to pay Rs 20 lakh as compensation and return the salaries drawn during the PG studies, if they failed to work in the government hospitals.

Issuing show-cause notices to these 70 doctors, the State Government has asked them to respond to the notices before June 15 to avoid facing legal action.

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