Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 14: Expressing strong resentment over placement of Government pharmacists at Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya (PMB) Jan Aushadhi Kendras, Jammu Kashmir Government Pharmacists Association (JKGPA) appealed the Government to amend this policy and engage retired or unemployed registered pharmacists at these Kendras.
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In a meeting of the Association held here today under the presidentship of Sushil Sudan (State president, JKGPA) condemned the attitude of Government and expressed their strong resentment by unanimously deciding that no Government in-service pharmacist of Jammu and Kashmir will work in any PMB Jan Aushadhi Kendra of the UT.
They maintained that placement of Government pharmacists at PMB Jan Aushadhi Kendra greatly impact their carrier prospect and patient care because to run the Jan Aushadhi Shop (a Govt run drug shop) are behind their capacities and it will be a clear violation of Government Pharmacists job function. “Government should remember that we are Government employees not appointed to run private shops,” they added.
Later, addressing a press conference, Sushil Sudan said that Government should amend the policy of deputing Government in-service pharmacist at PMB Jan Aushadhi Kendra and engage retired or unemployed registered pharmacists at PMB Jan Aushadhi Kendra in place of Government pharmacists. “If Government tries to pressurize the Government pharmacists, we have no alternate to go protest/strike in the department,” he added.
Those who attended the meeting were Kamal Jit Sawhney, Pawan Kumar, Mahesh Kumar, Madan Sharma, Ved Paul Saini, Sanjay Choudhary, Mahesh Sharma, Romesh Chander, Vikram, Deep Singh, Balkar Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Rajinder Sharma, Dheeraj Sharma, Partap Singh, Raj Kumar and Sidharath Sharma.
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