With an aim to tide over the shortage of doctors in state-run medical colleges, the Manohar Lal Khattar Government will recruit as many as 382 senior residents in various specialties.
The move came as the State Government is focusing on strengthening its health infrastructure in view of the anticipated third wave of COVID-19 in the country.
During the fierce first and second waves of COVID-19, Haryana had witnessed shortage of specialists and also, paramedical professionals.
“382 senior residents in various specialities including 58 in anaesthesia, 38 in General Medicine, 38 in General Surgery, 31 in obstetrics and gynaecology, 20 in Paediatrics, 15 Radio diagnosis among other Departments will be recruited in state-run four medical colleges to fill the vacant posts. This time, the recruitment is being done through Haryana Medical Education and Research Department,” said a senior official of the Health Department while talking to The Pioneer.
Apart from this, 91 posts of Demonstrators in various specialities including Pathology, Forensic Medicine, Microbiology, Community Medicine, Biochemistry and others will also be filled in these medical colleges, the official said.
The official said that while recruitment has been done in the past also, it is for the first time that the government has decided to invite applications from senior residents in various specialists on a large scale amid COVID-19 pandemic.To attract and retain specialists, the state has been offering lucrative pay scale of over one lakh per month to them.
Apart from this, the State Government has also notified a policy to introduce paramedical degree courses in government and private medical colleges in a bid to overcome acute shortage of skilled paramedical professionals in Haryana.
In view of the ever emerging need of paramedical care in the medical field especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, the policy has been notified to start paramedical courses including B.Sc Radiotherapy Technology, B.Sc Radiography & Imaging Technology, B.Sc Bachelor of Optometry, B.Sc Perfusion Technology, B.Sc Operation Theatre and B.Sc Medical Laboratory Technology in medical colleges of the state.
Notably, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij had recently said that specialists and paramedical staff would be recruited in the state to strengthen the healthcare services.
It was earlier informed that nearly one-fourth (25 percent) of the 4,800 sanctioned posts of doctors are lying vacant in the state.
To deal with Covid-19 pandemic in the state, the State Government had last year decided to re-employ the retired government doctors below the age of 69 years on contractual basis for one year against vacant posts.