Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that vacant posts of doctors at all the Government hospitals should be filled on priority. Ayush and dental doctors should be appointed at the primary health centres after training. Chouhan was holding the meeting of Ayush, Health and Medical Education departments here on Wednesday. Minister for Health Rustam Singh and Minister of State for Health Sharad Jain were present at the meeting.
It is informed in the meeting that camps will be organised at all the divisions for treatment of poor patients suffering from identified serious diseases. Doctors from country and abroad will be called. After medical examinations and expenses assessment, sanction will be given there itself.
These camps will be held in January, 2017. CM Chouhan gave directives for proper arrangements and level of the camp. He said that Ayush doctors should be appointed after training to enable them to treat general diseases where there are no allopathic doctors in health centers. Moreover, it is informed exemption will be given from 5 percent limit on direct appointments to fill the vacant posts of Ayush doctors. In villages where there are both the primary health center and dispensaries of Ayurvedic and Unani medicines, they should be integrated and will be given Primary Health Center-Cum- Ayurvedic Unani Dispensary name. Chief Secretary BP Singh, Additional Chief Secxretary Medical Education Prabhanshu Kamal, Principal Secretary Health Gouri Singh, Principal Secretary Ayush Shikha Dubey and Principal Secretary to CM Ashok Varnval were present in the meeting.