UP: 17 Govt doctors dismissed for remaining absent from duty

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government has dismissed 17 doctors who have been found absent from duty for long without notice. In addition, disciplinary action has been recommended against three other government doctors.

In a post on X, Pathak, who also holds the medical and health portfolio, said treating and curing the sick is a service to God and there cannot be any negligence or indiscipline in it.

"It is a great fortune to get the responsibility of serving the people and providing health services. Serving patients is like serving God. There is no place for any kind of negligence or indiscipline in this, news agency PTI reported.

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"I have given instructions to the Principal Secretary, Medical and Health, to dismiss 17 medical officers working in various districts of the state for being negligent in providing medical services to the general public and remaining absent from duty for a long time without informing," Pathak said.

He however did not share the names of the doctors who have been dismissed.

According to a PTI report, a senior health official confirmed that the orders from the deputy CM have been received and that due process is being followed.

As per a media report in the HT, “Laxity in duty will not be tolerated by any medical staff,” Pathak said. The doctors to be sacked include Dr Anand Goyal posted at the Community Health Centre (CHC), Baldev, Mathura, Dr Neha Singh posted at CHC, Mohankalan, Siddharthnagar, Dr Nikky posted at Primary Health Centre (PHC) Jagdishpur, Basti.

Dr Isha Singh posted at PHC Jameen Farenda in Azamgarh, Dr Parul Verma posted at CHC Khesraha in Siddharthnagar, Dr Kritika posted at PHC Holipura in Agra, Dr Sonakshi Seth posted at a PHC in Agra, Dr Rajneesh Chaudhary posted at PHC Betiya in Siddharthnagar, Dr Rahul Kumar posted at PHC Murli Chapra in Ballia, Dr Jain working with the chief medical officer of Ballia, Dr Satyendra Parwar of Kalpi and Dr Anjali Verma posted in Mainpuri will also be sacked.

Others on the list are Dr Swati Kushwaha posted in Mainpuri, Dr Akhlakh Ahmad posted in Mirzapur, Dr Ruby Jaiswal posted in Bareilly, Dr Sarita Pandey posted in Firozabad, Dr Manish Magan posted in Firozabad, according to a press statement from the deputy CM.