Doctors due for retirement to be roped in

01/04/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,CHENNAI

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday announced that the doctors, nurses and medical technicians who were due to retire on March 31, 2020, would be appointed as consultants for a two-month period.

He said the appointments would be made on a contractual basis.

“This government has been taking all necessary steps on a war footing to control the spread of the coronavirus disease. I request the public to cooperate with the government on the implementation of the measures being taken for the welfare of the people,” he said. The CM’s decision came close on the heels of a meeting he had with senior officials.