Docs were retrenched due to inefficiency: Authorities

The Pioneer, June 12, 2008
Pioneer News Service | Bhawanipatna

Manager of Sardar Raja's Medical College and Hospital here Tarun Mishra said the inefficiency and insincerity of doctors and other staff are the cause of their retrenchment from the hospital. He was addressing newspersons here on Monday.

Chairman of the medical college Dr SA Raja, a few days back, terminated the services of about 55 staff, including doctors. Unofficially, the number of the retrenched staff is about 80. When the CPI, the CPI(M) and the Sachetan Nagarik Manch demanded reinstatement of the staff, 19 people were arrested by the police and forwarded to court.

According to Dr Raja, the Medical Council of India has expressed its satisfaction over the hospital buildings, but they were quite unhappy with the doctors and the conditions in the hospital during their inspection. He requested all political parties and the general public for their full cooperation and support to fulfil the requirement of the Medical Council of India to run the college and hospital more successfully with more doctors and equipments.

Answering a query, Tarun Mishra said the vacant posts would be filled up very soon with more efficient doctors. He said that when the hospital was newly opened, the doctors were appointed according to the recommendations of political leaders. Next time, a proper method of appointment would be followed.