It leads to stagnation and affects efficiency
Srinagar: President Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Dr Nisar ul Hassan today in a statement said that government is running two critical departments of Health and Medical education on adhocism by engaging people on stop gap arrangements. These two sensitive departments of valley are virtually headless as Health is being run by an in-charge Director and Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar by a retired person.
DAK president in a statement issued to GNS said that “Departmental promotions in Health and Medical education are not being held regularly which has resulted in stagnation. This has created disinterest among aspirants as their opportunities to deserved higher positions are blocked”.
Government is deliberately creating a vacuum in these two highly sensitive departments so that it picks favorites and influential on key positions, he said.
“These in-charge favorite officials in turn advocate the agenda of politicians as they owe a debt for the illegal favor they get from them”, Dr Nisar ul Hassan said, adding that by way of this nepotism government is brazenly violating recruitment rules in Health and Medical education.
Dr Saleem ur Rehman was appointed in-charge Director Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) despite being ineligible thus breaching recruitment rules. In spite of High Court directions to appoint DHSK on permanent basis, government is intentionally dilly dallying on the matter so as to extend undue benefit to the favorite, he said.
Dr Rafiq Pampori was given extension as principal GMC which is in gross violation to recruitment rules and government order of blanket ban on extension. This has blocked opportunities for new comers with new innovations and ideas, he said.
This unhealthy trend of adhocism in Health and Medical education is a concern to us as it has adversely affected efficiency of departments and has led to uncalled for stagnation among ranks, he added.