Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 28: Flouting norms, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) officials in Shopian district have selected a candidate with Arts subjects as Laboratory Assistant and dropped eligible Medical students.
The other three candidates having relevant qualification were dropped for the post advertised by the Chief Medical Officer, Shopian, under notice number CMO/Spn/NRHM/1058-60, dated 20-09-2013, for the post of Lab Assistant in Community Health Centre run under NHRM scheme.
But instead of appointing one of the eligible candidates, the officials appointed Arshid Ahmad Lone son of Nazir Ahmad Lone of Kanaipora, Balapora in Shopian, who does not have relevant qualification.
The documents reveal that the candidate was selected as Laboratory Assistant in Community Health Center (CHC) Keller out of four shortlisted candidates under NRHM.
“The selected candidate was not even eligible to apply, but his application form was accepted by the department and he was called for interview and adjusted against the only advertised post,” said an aspirant, who was dropped in the list despite have relevant qualification.
Chief Medical Officer Shopian, Dr Prahlad Singh, feigned ignorance about the selection of Lone. “The said candidate was selected before I took the charge as CMO Shopian. I don’t know anything about his selection,” said Dr Singh.
Ali Mohammad, Head Clerk at CMO Shopian’s office, admitted that the office had erroneously accepted the application of Lone too without his (candidate’s) signatures.
The official said that after the complaints registered by other deserving candidates, his order was put in abeyance. However, the aggrieved candidates said that Lone is regularly attending the office.
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