Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 11: The Government Ayurvedic Medical College Akhnoor is lacking proper staff especially Medical Officers.
In a press conference here today Ayurvedic Doctors informed that an Advertisement Notice No. 06-GAMC of 2021 Dated: 08.11.2021 for filling up of 8 posts of Medical Officers was advertised and interviews were conducted on 2.12.2022.
“Despite lapse of more than one year after interview no prompt and timely action was taken by the College administration to fill the vacant posts as a result of which the College has become almost defunct and is not functioning as per the guidelines of Nation Commission for Indian System of Medicines (NCISM),” they said. These doctors also said that the aspirants who have applied for the posts of Medical Officers also approached the concerned Principal, Director AYUSH, Administrative Secretary H&ME and other higher authorities but nothing fruitful emerged.
“When NCISM inspected the College on 11.05.2023 and 12.05.2023, all these shortcomings were revealed in their report and it was clarified that the College is lacking proper staff including Medical Officers (MOs),” they maintained adding: “To hide shortcomings, the College administration in a hush-hush manner floated another Notice No. Dir-Ayush/Estt./10206-11 Dated 28.06.2023 ordering already appointed Medical Officers in different Ayush Dispensaries to perform additional duties as Medical Officers in Govt. Ayurvedic Medical College Akhnoor, thereby hampering and depriving the rights of appointment of aspirants who have appeared in the interviews for the posts of Medical Officers.”
The doctors demanded that there should be no re-advertisement for the posts and selection should be done from among the candidates who have appeared in the interview.
They urged upon the LG Administration to intervene.
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