During the Covid-19 pandemic, thousands of short-term healthcare workers like nursing officers, pharmacists, radiographers, laboratory technicians and MPHW (M/F) were engaged by the Government in District Headquarters Hospitals and Medical College Hospitals/ Covid-Care Centres.
Considering their contributions, the Government, under the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has now framed “Odisha grant of weightage in marks in the recruitment examinations in favour of short-term Covid-19 healthcare workers Rules-2022”.
Health Secretary Shalini Pandit said that as per the Rules, the healthcare workers who were engaged for a minimum period of three months would be allowed weightage of 5% extra marks in the next recruitment examination to be conducted by the OSSSC to their posts. This would be a onetime measure.