Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir: Govt notifies contractual appointmentof retired doctors, faculty
Srinagar: J&K Health and Medical Education department Sunday accorded sanction to thecontractual appointment of retired faculty members of Government Medical CollegesSrinagar, Jammu, SKIMS Soura and Bemina and doctors of Health Services department.
The step has been taken in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases in its second wave andwith a view to augment the efforts of the government in a fight against this pandemic.
As per the Government Order No 378-JK(HME) of 2021, sanction was accorded to thecontractual appointment of those faculty members who have retired from theGovernment Medical Colleges, Srinagar and Jammu and SKIMS, Soura and Bemina,who are within 70 years of age as on 1st June 2021 and are willing to join in theirrespective parent institutions for deployment for COVID-19 duty. “Such willing facultymembers should join before the Principals Government Medical Colleges, Srinagar andJammu Director, SKIMS, Soura and Bemina, as the case may be,” read the order.
As per the order, sanction was also accorded to the contractual appointment of thosedoctors (Medical Officers, Consultants, Senior Consultants) who have retired from theHealth Services department, who are within 70 years of age as on 1st June 2021 and arewilling to join in the Health Services Department, Kashmir and Jammu for deploymentfor COVID-19 duty, as per the requirements to be worked out by the respectiveDirectors, Health Services Department, Kashmir and Jammu.
“Such willing doctors should join before the Directors, Health Services Department,Srinagar and Jammu, as the case may be. The salary of the contractual appointees in boththe cases shall be the last salary drawn minus pension and commuted portion of pension.The engagement shall be for a period of one year or till further orders, whichever isearlier. The posts for these engagements should be deemed to have been created,” theorder read.
“The willing faculty members and doctors should join immediately before the concernedHeads of the institutions and Departments, preferably within a period of seven days fromthe date of issuance of this order,” the order issued by the Financial Commissioner,Health and Medical Education Department Atal Dulloo, further read.
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