Doctor Shortage: 11 Medical Officers deputed to Chandigarh
medical officers appointed
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Health department is currently reeling under the shortage of staff even after deputing eleven Medical Officers (MO) from Haryana and Punjab.
According to UT health secretary Yashpal Garg, the deputation of the MO came into force to fill the gap of the shortage of staff in the administration.
There was an immediate need for staff at the health department where only 124 MO posts have been filled and 40 posts are lying vacant. The recent appointment of the MO post did not solve the problem.
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The newly appointed MO includes doctors, senior medical officers, medical officers and dental surgeons from the said state.
The selection process
In February, UT adviser Dharam Pal came to know about the shortage of MO and the available post. He asked to depute the new MO from Punjab and Haryana. However, UPSC was also contacted for direct recruitment of MO.
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