In a step towards attracting and retaining quality manpower for smooth delivery of health services, the State Government has restructured the Odisha Homoeopathic Medical Service (OHMS) cadre with corresponding pay revision for them.
As per the revised structure, the total cadre strength was enhanced to 630 with 399 posts at base level.
Secretary Healthy and Family Welfare Shalini Pandit in a notification to this effect mention that there would be 196 posts at the first promotional hierarchy in the pay matrix of Level-12 under ORSP Rules.
The number of the posts of Deputy Director in the pay level-13 would be enhanced to two for opening more promotional opportunity in the cadre. The fourth promotional hierarchy in the cadre would be the post of Joint Director in the pay level-14.
The revised cadre would include: Joint Director (one); Deputy Director (two); DHMO/ Deputy Superintendent /CMO (32) and Senior HMO (399).
The officers in the OHMS cadre have welcomed this resolution and thanked the State Government for the move.
