DHS Kashmir issues circular to put cap on transfers of doctors

Addressing concerns about doctors recruited on a reserved category basis now being posted in towns and cities, Dr Rather clarified that no such doctor initially assigned to remote areas had been relocated to urban centers. In fact, doctors from towns and cities to remote areas to enhance healthcare services, reports the Daily.

According to the circular, the decision to allow transfers only in the first month of the financial year was made following directives from the General Administration Department (GAD) and the Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department. The circular highlighted that officers were seen approaching the Directorate or the Administrative Department directly for transfers, which has been taken seriously by the authorities.

“Despite of clear cut standing instructions from the General Administrative Department vide Order No. 948-1K(GAD) of 2020, dated October 15 of 2020, and from the Administrative Department, Health & Medical Education, J&K vide No. 16-3K (HME) of 2024, dated July 18 of 2024, the Drawing and Disbursing Officer of this department are still forwarding the cases of employees to this directorate or to the administrative department for their inter cadre deputation on reciprocal basis or for transfer/deputation from one cadre District to the other,” the circular reads.

“Transfers shall strictly be made only within the period notified in the calendar appearing in Para-B of the transfer Policy i.e. in the first month of the financial year (April every Year), as the practice of effecting transfers throughout the year is adversely affecting the implementation on of schemes and polices of the Government,” the DHSK circular reads.