Doctor’s unauthorised absent: H&MED directs HoDs not to entertain their rejoining at their own.

GNS ONLINE RAJOURI 
SHYAM SOOD

RAJOURI, JULY 31:–According to a circular issued on July 31 by Secretary to Government, Health & Medical Education Department (H&MED), the Heads of the Departments (HoDs) at their own can’t entertain /accept applications of re-joining by the doctors who pursued higher studies/ registrarship unauthorisedly without seeking prior permission of the competent authorities.
Secretary’s circular (No. 07-JK(HME) of 2023 dated 31/7/2023) reads: “The Health & Medical Education Department while examining the cases of the doctors – who pursued higher studies/registrarship unauthorisdly has without seeking prior permission of the competent authority-observed that the Heads of the Departments (HoDs) are allowing their rejoining after a gap of more than 2-3 years at their own level, which they are, otherwise not competent to do so”.
The circular further reads that henceforth, the applications of rejoining of the doctors, who are on unauthorised absence/absconding from duties, shall not be entertained /accepted by the HoDs at their own level without prior approval of the Administrative Department.
The concerned HoDs asked to submit case(s) of doctors, who are on unauthorised absent/ absconding from duties to the Administrative Department within a week for examination. After that, no such case(s) shall be entertained by the Administrative Department & the concerned HoD shall be responsible for the same in future.
The Circular further asked the HoDs to issue necessary instructions to the field officers/DDOs under their control to immediately bring the un-uthorised absence/absconding of any employee/doctor from duties to the notice of concerned HoDs as well as the Administrative Department, otherwise, disciplinary action as warranted under rules shall be initiated against the Controlling Officer/DDO for non-submission of timely information to the concerned quarter.