The State health and family welfare department has promoted 13 joint directors (JD) to the post of additional directors (AD).
In an order signed by the additional secretary Yugal Kishore Pant, Dr Sanjay Kumar Shah, Dr Shailja Bhatt, Dr Vinita Shah, Dr Bharati Rana, Dr Nirmala Punetha, Dr Saroj Naithani, Dr Suman Arya, Dr Usha Gunjiyal, Dr Sunita Prem Niketan (Tamta), Dr Shankar Dutt Joshi, Dr Anup Kumar Dimri, Dr Tara Dutt Rakholia and Dr Prakash Verma have been promoted as ADs. The order says that these officers would join at places in their new designation where they are presently working.
The transfer orders of these promoted officers would be separately issued, sources said.