looking at the present requirement of filling up the vacant posts of professors, associate professors, assistant professors including the technicians at Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry Sciences and Allied Sciences (RINPAS), Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi has assured that all the vacant posts in the institution will be filled up by October this year.
Chandravanshi while addressing the gathering on the occasion of 91st Foundation Day of RINPAS on Sunday said, “All the recruitment procedure has been completed. looking at the requirement of teachers, all the posts vacant in the institute will be filled up by October 2016.
The State Government is serious about the recruitment procedure and will provide all assistance to the prestigious institute. local residents will be given preference in job as per the eligibility criteria”.
Notably, at present, RINPAS just have two permanent faculty members including seven contractual senior resident doctors catering to the requirement of approximately 600 patients.
Furthermore, warning all the doctors who compel the patients to buy medicines from outside medical outlets, Chandravanshi added, “As medicines are available for free of cost here, no doctors will compel the patients to buy medicines from any specific medical store. If any such case comes into light, stringent action will be taken against the doctors breaching the prescribed norms.”
Chandravanshi on the occasion asked the RINPAS Director Dr Subash Soren to prepare the by-laws of RINPAS operation and functioning including other details and submit it to the department within one month. All mandatory measures will be adopted to approve the By-laws from the cabinet for the smooth functioning of RINPAS assured Chandravanshi.
“All the financial constraints of the institute will be sorted out soon. land of RINPAS that has been encroached by the other educational institution will be made free in the days to come. I request to the administration to send all the details to the department so that I am familiar with the ongoing proceedings and take action accordingly,” added the Minister.
Highlighting on the present status of RINPAS, Director, Dr Subash Soren, added, “The State government need to focus on this institute and give equal importance to RINPAS like all other state owned institutions functioning across Jharkhand. At present, the existing treatment gap is above 90 percent due to the absence of trained, qualified professionals. As the cases of mental disorder are on rise, patients can only be
treated if all the basic amenities are available for them. We need the State Government support, as approximately more than 50,000 patients with different problems undergo treatment here.”
Technical session on evolution of nursing profession, psycho social behaivoural disorder, role of psychiatrist nursing was conducted. MP Ramtahal Choudhary, Kanke MlA Jitu Charan Ram, Mandar MlA Gangotri Kujur, Medical Superintendent AK Nag including few eminent doctors shared the Dias on the occasion.