JnK doctors flag NOC denial for AIIMS Awantipora faculty posts, seek JP Nadda's intervention

Jammu: The United Doctors Front (UDF) J&K chapter has sought the immediate intervention of Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J. P. Nadda over the reported denial of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to eligible doctors serving in Jammu & Kashmir, allegedly preventing them from applying for faculty positions at AIIMS Awantipora.

In a letter dated August 26, 2026, UDF Bharat National Vice President and J&K State In-charge Dr. Mir Waseem said doctors working under the Health Services and Health & Medical Education establishments in J&K had reportedly been denied NOCs despite serving the people across the Union Territory for years.

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The organisation said the affected doctors had fulfilled the required service and eligibility criteria and were seeking only an opportunity to apply and compete for the AIIMS Awantipora faculty positions on merit.

“Preventing them from even applying, without providing clear and specific rule-based reasons, is a serious and unacceptable bureaucratic obstruction,” the UDF said in its representation.

It further warned that continued exclusion could affect the morale of doctors and the local medical workforce. The organisation also questioned whether restricting local doctors from regular recruitment opportunities could provide an undue advantage to candidates from outside J&K.

The organisation has called for an impartial examination of the matter and sought immediate intervention from the Union Health Ministry to ensure that eligible J&K doctors are permitted to apply for faculty positions at AIIMS Awantipora without arbitrary administrative hurdles.

Copies of the representation were also forwarded to the Union Home Ministry, Ministry of External Affairs, J&K Chief Minister, Lieutenant Governor, Chief Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department, the competent authority at AIIMS Awantipora, the Leader of Opposition, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and members of the J&K Legislative Assembly.

The organisation said it has also shared the matter with media houses for public awareness, seeking greater attention to the concerns of doctors affected by the reported denial of NOCs.

Meanwhile, reacting to the issue in a post on X, a user questioned why eligible J&K doctors were allegedly being denied NOCs to apply for faculty posts at AIIMS Awantipora when they intended to continue serving in the region.

He said the doctors were not seeking to leave Jammu & Kashmir but were instead seeking an opportunity to serve there through the recruitment process. He argued that preventing eligible local doctors from competing for positions in their own region raised questions about equality, fairness and administrative discrimination.

He further urged Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda and other concerned representatives, including a J&K MLA, to intervene and ensure that eligible doctors are allowed to compete on merit.

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