Uttarakhand govt to terminate services of 118 doctors absent from duty

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Nov 3, 2024, 11:33 IST

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The Uttarakhand government plans to terminate 118 doctors who have been absent without explanation for years. This action addresses absenteeism and creates vacancies for new doctors. Affected doctors were warned and given a final notice to resume duties within 14 days. Many had opened private practices after reaching senior positions

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand govt will soon terminate the services of 118 doctors who have been absent from duty for years without explanation. The health department identified these doctors from across all 13 districts. The move also aims to create vacancies for other doctors, sources said. "These are doctors not just in remote locations but in the plains as well. They have not reported for work not just for weeks or months, but years–some as long as six years. Warnings were issued to them in the past as well, and now they were given a final notice saying they have 14 days to resume their duties and provide an explanation to the directorate general for their absence. Only an extremely genuine reason can be acceptable for this kind of lapse in duty," said Dr Anil Mohan Johri, joint director of the health department.

"While the service termination is a strong message to other absentee doctors, it will also help create vacancies within the department that can then be filled by young doctors who can be of service to the public," Johri added. State health minister Dhan Singh Rawat said new doctors would be appointed to replace those whose services are terminated. The department is aiming to complete the termination process within two weeks and a proposal for 276 posts in the department has already been submitted to the health service selection board, sources said. A source from the department said many of these doctors opened private practices after they were promoted to senior positions which had led to the largescale absenteeism.