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DAK bats for restoration of administrative seniority

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Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) has welcomed the decision by Health and Medical Education (H&ME) department over restoration of administrative seniority in the department.
The decision, DAK said, will enthuse new energy and confidence among medical officers and consultants.
“Even though the pace in restoration of Administrative seniority is slow, doctors across the state hope that the steps so initiated in last couple of months will be taken to logical end,” it said.
President, DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said in a statement, that DAK has been time and again demanding the restoration of administrative seniority in health deparment as per rules and regulations drafted strictly in recruitment rules for appointing such officers.
“In peripheral hospitals it has been observed that it becomes difficult for senior doctors to work under administrative officers who are junior to them which leads to indiscipline and unworthy work culture,” he added.
General Secretary DAK, Dr Owais H Dar further added that restoration of administrative seniority is prior and first step in giving away with in-charge system as it is only possible that administrative officers can be confirmed after due process is followed laid under recruitment rules.
“Once confirmed administarive officers are set in place, the undue political interference in health department at local levels can be avoided to large extent,” he said.
The DAK said it has been brought in notice of the association that “some junior doctors for their vested interests are using their relatives to garner support in front of higher ups so that they can be again re-appointed as administrators in health department”.
“We request the authorities that neither any relative of any doctor nor general public must influence or interfere in appointing any junior doctor as administrator, this cannot be accepted nor tolerated,” it added.
The DAK urged Advisor, K Vijay Kumar and Principal Secretary HME, Attal Dullo to further look into the matter and bring some pace in restoration of Administrative Seniority in Health Department as per recruitment rules so that this long pending demand of the doctors is met once for all.


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