Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that in view of the spread of Covid-19 and to cope with the pandemic, the State Government had decided to authorize all the six government medical colleges, Zonal hospitals of Shimla and Dharamshala and Civil Hospitals, Rohru and Rampur to hire manpower temporarily on outsource basis through authorized service provider agencies till 31st March, 2021.
Chief Minister was presiding over the meeting through video conferencing from Pathankot with senior officers of Health Department today.
Jai Ram Thakur said that the Principals of the Medical Colleges and Controlling Officers of these hospitals have been directed to take necessary action immediately and send compliance report to the State Government within three days. He said that this decision had been taken to ensure adequate manpower to effective handle the situation in the State.
Chief Minister said that 130 nurses, 75 lab technicians, 79 class-IV and 10 data entry operators would be temporarily recruited on outsource basis. He said that out of these 15 nurses, 15 lab technicians, 15 class-IV and one data entry operator would be employed in IGMC, Shimla, 15 nurses 10 lab technicians, 12 class-IV and one data entry operator would be recruited in Dr. Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Tanda, 15 nurses, 10 lab technicians, 12 class-IV and one data entry operator would be recruited in Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College, Mandi at Nerchowk, 10 nurses, 10 lab technicians, 10 class-IV employees and one data entry operator would be employed in Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College, Chamba, 10 nurses, 10 lab technicians, 5 class-IV and one data entry operator would be employed in Dr. Radha Krishan Government Medical College, Hamirpur and 10 nurses, 10 lab technicians, 5 class-IV and one data entry operator would be recruited in Dr. Y.S. Parmar Government Medical College, Nahan.
Jai Ram Thakur said that similarly 10 nurses, 5 lab technicians, 5 class-IV employees and one data entry operator would be recruited in Deen Dayal Upadhayay Zonal Hospital, Shimla, 10 nurses, 5 lab technicians, 5 class-IV and one data entry operator would be recruited in Zonal Hospital, Dharamshala, 10 nurses, 5 class-IV and one data entry operator would be employed in Civil Hospital Khaneri at Rampur and 10 nurses, 5 class-IV and one data entry operator would be recruited in Civil Hospital Rohru in district Shimla.
Chief Minister said that State Government had also deployed five medical officers each on temporary basis in Deen Dayal Upadhayay, Zonal Hospital, Shimla, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College, Mandi at Ner Chowk, Zonal Hospital Dharamshala and Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Chamba taking into consideration the excess number of doctors than the prescribed norms at a particular station from various health institutions of the State in order to handle the Covid-19 situation more effectively.
