The Himachal Government has filled up 262 posts of MBBS doctors through walk-in-interviews and 200 posts of doctors would be filled through State Public Service Commission so as to meet shortage of doctors in health institutions particularly in rural and far-flung areas of the State, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said.
Presiding over a function in IGMC Shimla here, he said the State Government was committed to fill up all the posts of doctors and para-medical staff on priority so that people of the State do not suffer for want of staff.
He said that Rs 9 crore Digital Subtraction Angiography Machine was being installed in IGMC and the State Government would provide remaining amount of Rs 1.50 crore required for this machine. The Chief Minister said that necessary staff would be filled up immediately for making Rs 23 crore linear Acculator functional which was lying unused in Tanda Medical College for want of requisite staff. He said that similar machine would be installed in IGMC as soon as the new building was available.
later, while inspecting the progress of under construction new OPD Building coming up at a cost of Rs 56.20 crore, Thakur directed officers concerned to complete work within stipulated time.