HC asks TN to consider plea on creating posts in med college hosps

TNN | Mar 27, 2020, 04.56 AM IST

Madurai: Madras high court has directed the state government to consider a representation on a plea moved by seven people to finalize the proposal regarding creation of emergency care technician posts’ in government medical college hospitals in the state.

The petitioners have completed certificate course for the post of emergency care technicians from 2005 onwards. According to the petitioners, they are well trained in handling both surgical and medical emergencies such as handling high-end mechanical ventilators, dialysis machine, multipara monitor, ECG, nebulization machine, plasmapheresis. The petitioners are continuously requesting the state government to create such posts as it would create employment opportunity to people like them.

Based on the request of the petitioners, the secretary to the government of health and family welfare department in his proceedings on January 30, 2019 had forwarded a proposal to the director of medical education to ascertain the need for creation of such posts in all medical colleges.

In response to the same, the director of medical education has issued a proceedings seeking for a proposal regarding creation of such posts.

Though the petitioners have sent a representation to the authorities seeking to finalize the proposal for creation of the posts, no steps were taken. Hence, the petitioners moved the high court Madurai bench.

Hearing the plea, justice J Nisha Banu observed that by considering the limited prayer sought for in this petition, the state government is directed to dispose of the representation submitted by the petitioners by taking note of the proceedings of the director of medical education.