Bihar health department plans to recruit 11,000 staff, notification likely in November
Patna: Over 11,000 staff members are likely to be recruited for government healthcare facilities across Bihar, with the State Health Society, Bihar (SHSB) expected to release the official recruitment notification in the last week of November.
According to an official release, the proposed recruitment drive will cover medical support, technical, administrative and clerical positions, aiming to address manpower shortages across the state's public healthcare system.
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SHSB executive director Naval Kishor Choudhary said on Wednesday that preparations for the recruitment process were in the final stages. According to an official release, the detailed recruitment calendar will be issued after the department receives the necessary approvals, reports Urban Acres.
As part of the preparations, the State Health Society is collecting updated vacancy details from all 38 districts of Bihar. The exercise covers district hospitals, sub-divisional hospitals, primary health centres (PHCs) and community health centres (CHCs). The updated data will help the department identify vacant positions and determine the final distribution of posts.
The first phase of recruitment will cover several important categories, including staff nurses, laboratory technicians, block health managers, managerial personnel, non-medical establishment staff and clerical employees.
Recruitment for other categories will be undertaken in the second phase, Choudhary said.
The proposed appointments are intended to address manpower shortages from the district level to the panchayat level. Additional staff are expected to support doctors and paramedical personnel, particularly at healthcare facilities serving rural and remote areas.
The recruitment drive is expected to improve the functioning of several sections of Bihar's public health system. Additional nurses and laboratory technicians will help strengthen patient care and diagnostic services, while block health managers and clerical employees will support the implementation and monitoring of government health schemes.
The department also expects the appointments to reduce the workload on existing personnel at district and sub-divisional hospitals, improving the overall delivery of healthcare services.
The hiring process will include selection, document verification and the issuance of appointment letters. Choudhary said the department aims to complete the entire process within six to seven months of the notification being released, reports Urban Acres.
The detailed recruitment calendar will be released after receiving formal approval. Meanwhile, the final number of vacancies and their distribution across different categories will be determined based on the updated data being collected from healthcare facilities across all 38 districts.
