[Assam] Wanted doctors and nurses in rural Assam

[Ram Sarangapani]

Well Umesh,

The militancy has been going on for over 25 years. When these doctors apply
for jobs with the Assam Govt. , my understanding, is that, they have to sign
on to do a stint in rural areas. Most escape the "punishment" and basically
get themselves well situated in the big league.

Obviously, when they signed on, they were well aware of any militancy or
other problems.

The other fact you missed out totally, is that these so called docs were NOT
even at their jobs in the Gov. Hospital. They were probably busy running
their own private practice and so have no time to do the rounds as required.
I hear, even the salary they get from the GOA is paltry, its the position
which is more important. That way they can refer the multitudes of patients
to their own practice.

There you have it.

Ram da


On 6/6/06, umesh sharma <jaipurschool at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  who wants to work in rural areas esp with militants ready to send them to
> kingdom come. Salary is good for retired folks who have no fear for their
> lives - already in old age awaiting the call .
>
> Umesh
>
>
> *Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>   Docs walk in to grab govt job [image: Add to Clippings]
>
> IANS[ SUNDAY, JUNE 04, 2006 12:00:00 AM]  "I visited the Guwahati Medical
> College (GMC) today and was really disappointed to find a majority of the
> doctors absent," Sarma said.  - Health Minister,  Assam
> Is that all a powerful minister can do? How about some corrective
> measures?
>
> http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1612076.cms
>      GUWAHATI: If one is a doctor aged below 65 years, a government job in
> Assam is assured - just walk in to an interview next week and get the
> appointment letter on the spot.
>
> But there is a catch. The new recruits must serve in Assam's rural areas.
>
> "Anybody with a medical degree can just walk in for an interview on
> Wednesday and Thursday and get a job. We have about 234 vacancies across the
> state and all these recruits will be posted in rural health centres," Assam
> Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters here.
>
> Due to the lukewarm response from doctors for government jobs, health
> authorities will welcome retired medical practitioners for the interview.
>
> "A retired doctor, if willing to serve in a rural area, will be paid a
> consolidated salary of Rs.15,000 a month, besides their pension benefits,"
> the minister said.
>
> "We hope to get at least 100 young doctors for the interview and the
> remaining vacancies can well be filled up with retired medical
> practitioners."
>
> The new recruitment drive has been necessitated with the rural healthcare
> sector in Assam in the doldrums with doctors not willing to serve in the
> interiors.
>
> "We have to do something drastic to improve the healthcare system,
> especially in rural areas," Sarma said.
>
> Doctors apart, there is a severe shortage of nurses and paramedics.
>
> "We require about 1,200 nurses and in the next two months we are going to
> fill these vacancies," he said.
>
> "Shortage of nurses in Assam has severely impeded immunisation programmes
> in the past few years."
>
> Coming down heavily on specialist government doctors ignoring their normal
> duties and devoting more time in private nursing homes, the minister said
> such acts would not be tolerated.
>
> "I visited the Guwahati Medical College (GMC) today and was really
> disappointed to find a majority of the doctors absent," Sarma said.
>
> He has initiated action against at least a dozen senior doctors at the GMC
> for neglecting duty.
>
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