Want physiotherapy removed from U’khand Paramedical Act 2009
The representatives of many associations and social organizations met the Speaker of the Uttarakhand assembly Govind Singh Kunjwal at his Yamuna Colony residence on Sunday and submitted memorandums in support of their demands. A delegation of Uttarakhand chapter of Indian Physiotherapist Association met Kunjwal and demanded that physiotherapy should be removed from the Uttarakhand Paramedical Act 2009 and a separate physiotherapy council should be created on the lines of the Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
The delegation claimed that the law ministry and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have also separately defined the Paramedical and Physiotherapy. The State president of association Dr SK Tyagi, Dr GD Singh, Dr SK Tolia, Dr Deepak Pant and Dr JK Mishra were part of the delegation which met Kunjwal.
The delegation of Regional Development Association demanded that the officers of BDO cadre should be promoted to posts of Project Directors and Assistant Project Directors based on their seniority. A group of farmers from Saharphatak area of the lamgada block of Almora district also met Kunjwal and demanded that the road link between Dol to Masan Khal which is approved under Jawahar Rojgar Yojna should be taken up on priority.