Odisha: Retirement Age of Contractual Doctors increased from 68 to 70 years
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to overcome doctors' crisis in the state, Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das has recently announced that the state government has decided to extend the tenure of contractual doctors by 2 more years.
The retirement age of physicians for contractual engagement in various state-run hospitals has been raised from 68 to 70 years, Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Das said.
Addressing a meeting attended by chief district medical officers, the minister said CDMOs and district collectors can recruit contractual doctors and paramedics if required.
He also asked the CDMOs to submit a report to the Health Department on the number of vacant doctors' posts in state-run hospitals by July 15.
"We have National Health Mission (NHM) funds for the purpose. Similarly, we have corpus funds for the KBK districts which the CDMOs can utilise for the purpose of appointing contractual doctors," the minister said.
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