The notice, dated November 7, stated that such prolonged unauthorised absence constitutes a violation of service rules and may be treated as a deemed resignation from government service.
According to the notice, reports submitted by principals and superintendents of teaching hospitals revealed that several assistant professors, tutors, and senior faculty across departments such as anaesthesia, general medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, cardiology, urology, and neurosurgery had disengaged themselves from government duty while continuing employment elsewhere.
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Out of the 32 doctors, seven are from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Adilabad; two from GMC Bhadradri Kothagudem; five from GMC Kamareddy; 11 from GMC Jagtial; and seven from GMC Sangareddy.
“The absence of doctors from high-dependency departments has caused inconvenience to the hospital administration, and people have been deprived of the medical care in a government hospital/college,” the notice said, reports the Hindu.
Invoking Fundamental Rule 18 and the Telangana Leave Rules of 1933, the DME has provisionally decided to terminate the services of these doctors from the date of their unauthorised absence. Before final orders are issued, the faculty have been directed to appear in person and submit an explanation within 15 days of receiving the notice. Failure to do so will be treated as an admission of no defence.
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Medical Dialogues had previously reported that Telangana's state-run tertiary hospitals are grappling with challenges in medical education and patient care, primarily due to the misallocation of senior faculty. Experienced professors and specialists are being posted to remote health centres with low patient inflow and inadequate postgraduate (PG) medical students, resulting in underutilisation of their expertise.
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