Keeping in view the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the State, Haryana Government has decided to re-employ the retired Government doctors below the age of 69 years on contractual basis for one year against vacant posts.
The Chief Minister Manohar Lal has approved a proposal in this regard, said a spokesman of Haryana Health Department. He said that the maximum age for applying has been fixed as 69 years so that the doctors could serve the Department upto 70 years. The respective Civil Surgeons will be authorized to engage these doctors at their level, he added.
Giving details about filling up the vacant posts in various medical institutes, the spokesman said that the State Government has granted permission to the Directors of Government Medical Colleges namely Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College Karnal, BPS Government Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat and Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati, Government Medical College, Nalhar, Nuh to fill up 197 vacant posts of faculty on contractual basis from the retired doctors upto the age of 70 years for one year or till the regular incumbent joins, whichever is earlier for the effective management of Covid-19 pandemic in the state.
While 13 posts of Professor, 29 posts of Associate Professor and 54 posts of Assistant Professor would be filled up in Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College Karnal, 8 posts of Professor Super Speciality, 7 posts of Associate Professor Super Speciality, 8 posts of Assistant Professor Super Speciality, 9 posts of Professor Speciality, 15 posts of Associate Professor Speciality and 10 posts of Assistant Professor Speciality would be filled up in BPS Government Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat. Apart from this, 10 posts of Professor, 19 posts of Associate Professor and 15 posts of Assistant Professor would be filled up in Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati, Government Medical College, Nalhar, Nuh, the spokesman said.