The directive was issued on Monday by the Secretary of Health and Medical Education, Dr. Abid Rasheed Shah, in response to what the department described as "unauthorised extensions" of postings beyond the permissible limits.
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According to the Kashmir Life, “In the interest of administration and patient care in peripheral areas, it is hereby ordered that the doctors (Consultants/Medical Officers) borne on the establishment of Jammu & Kashmir Health and Family Welfare (Gazetted) Service, who do not possess super specialisation in any medical/surgical discipline and are presently continuing on deputation or tenure postings unauthorisedly, beyond the maximum prescribed period of four years (for deputation) and three years (for tenure postings) in Government Medical College, Jammu / Government Medical College, Srinagar, are hereby repatriated forthwith to the concerned Directorates, viz. Directorate of Health Services, Jammu and Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir, respectively,” the order reads. The order further mandates that these doctors shall be considered relieved from their current positions with immediate effect. It also warns that any non-compliance with these directives must be reported by the concerned Directorates for the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against the delinquent doctors.
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According to the news reports, the order states that in no case is salary to be drawn by the concerned Principals and Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) of Government Medical College, Jammu, and Government Medical College, Srinagar, in respect of such repatriated doctors. Any failure to adhere to these instructions, in letter and spirit, will be viewed seriously and treated as a financial irregularity, inviting disciplinary action as per rules against the concerned DDO.
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