Recruitment Issue: Telangana Doctors demand permanent jobs on state cadre basis

Published On 2020-09-20 04:30 GMT | Update On 2020-09-20 04:30 GMT

Telangana: The Telangana Junior Doctors Association (TJDA) and the Health Care Reform Doctors Association (HRDA) recently approached the authorities demanding that healthcare workers should be recruited on a permanent basis made on state cadre.

The doctors insisted that healthcare workers should not be recruited on a contract basis nor on zonal systems. Owing to the policy, the majority of healthcare workers do not opt for joining the facilities, claimed HRDA.

Explaining the issue, Dr G. Srinivas, resident doctor and member of HRDA, cited the example of three new medical colleges, one each in Suryapet, Mahbubnagar, and Siddipet, and the Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) in Hyderabad, receiving an insufficient number of applications despite having vacant posts. The reason being the contract clause, as contract recruitment is not preferred because once a doctor goes on contract, there is only renewal but no permanent job.

Further, the zonal system gives preference to health care workers of a particular zone or area. However, there are not enough doctors in all the zones for the posts.

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Acting on the same, the HRDA members met the Chief Secretary for the State of Telangana, Somesh Kumar, IAS, and represented to notify the organization of local cadres through GAD implementing a new multi zonal system for early direct recruitment of HCWs.

In the letter, they notified the organization of local cadres or classes of posts in the new multi zonal system for direct recruitment in the health department as per the order of the Union Minister of Home Affairs and also requested to consider assistant professor posts in teaching medical colleges as State cadres post excluding from multi zonal system.

In the letter, the association stated "there is a need for recruitment of health care workers like doctors, nursing staff, paramedical staff and many are not willing to join under contract recruitment."

The letter further stated that "as there is a dire need of requirement of HCWs to meet the demands in present COVID-19 pandemic to treat the patients in both rural and urban areas and health care workers are reluctant to join through contract recruitment, there is need to do direct permanent recruitment. Hence, Sir, we urge you to notify the organization of local cadres through GAD for the direct recruitment of HCWs in the interest of public health emergency."

The association also shed light on the issue that there are very few medical colleges and affiliated teaching hospital hence the association urged to consider assistant professor post in teaching medical colleges as state cadre posts excluding from multi zonal system.

HRDA members met Hon'ble Chief Secretary for State of Telangana Mr. Somesh Kumar IAS and represented to notify orginazation of local cadres through GAD implementing new multi zonal system for early direct recruitment of HCWs and to appoint new Vice-Chancellor for KNRUHS. pic.twitter.com/Nak9Ht8Iha
— Healthcare Reforms Doctors Association - HRDA (@ReformsHrda) September 19, 2020

Dr. G. Srinivas, resident doctor and member of HRDA, told Deccan Chronicles that "Contract recruitment is not preferred as once a doctor goes on contract, there is only renewal but no permanent job. If this policy is not changed, these new medical colleges and TIMS will not have doctors joining them."

Article Source : with inputs

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Recruitment Issue: Telangana Doctors demand permanent jobs on state cadre basis

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