While the covid surge is on, government disengages all temporary warriors
By: Shayib Bhat VOV
Srinagar
In a surprise development despite surge in the second wave of covid-19, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has started disengaging the frontline warriors of the infection who had even risked their lives to save the human beings.
While only few days back Kashmir valley saw an unprecedented surge in the covid-19 cases Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) Thursday issued a circular, disengaging all the contractual appointees, who were hired by the department in wake of extraordinary situation that had arisen due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
It is very strange that the health department is in need of such workers as hundreds of cases are being reported on a daily basis and they have also developed experience in the past one year of dealing with covid positive cases.
According to KNO in a circular, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Director Health Services Kashmir directed all the Chief Medical Officers (CMO), Medical Superintendents and other Territorial offices to ensure that no contractual employee is working at their respective districts from 01-04-2021.
“It is enjoined upon all the Chief Medical Officers/Medical Superintendents and other Territorial Offices falling within the jurisdiction of this Directorate that the employees both (Medical/Para Medical/Nursing Staff) hired by this Department on
contractual basis in view of the extraordinary situation that had arisen due to the spread of Covid-19 Pandemic under different orders purely in pursuance to Govt. Order No.347-(K) HME of 2020 Dated: 28.03.2020 shall deem to have been disengaged from their contractual appointments and from their respective place of postings forthwith as the tenure of one year stands expired on 31.03.2021 till further orders are received from the higher authorities.”
“All the Chief Medical Officers/Medical Superintendents and other Territorial Offices shall ensure that no contractual employee is working at their respective districts from 01.04.2021 and in the event of non-compliance of instructions, the concerned CMO/Medical Superintendent and other Territorial Offices will be responsible for litigation(s), if any, held thereafter,” the circular added.
With inputs from KNO
