DC stops salary of medical officers of 3 blocks

DC Sunil Kumar ordered to stop salary of the block medical officers of Barhi, Chauparan and Barkagaon for their poor performance in malnutrition HMIS and MCTS schemes going on in the  district. DC reviewed the different schemes going on in the district under NRHM and ICDS.

Annoyed with the reports of organised delivery he directed the civil surgeon to work according to the given target. He also directed the CS to acquire the newly-built health sub-centers and to arrange medical facilities there including the delivery facility.

On vaccination scheme DC Sunil Kumar made it clear that the health department should have to get the target otherwise they will have to face consequences. He directed the CS to issue showcause notices to those block medical officers who have reported less than 50% achievement. He also directed to make special teams for those areas where this facility is not available.

While going through the reports of malnutrition he became angry when found zero achievement from Barhi block. Similarly in HMIS and MCTS he noticed dismal performances of Barkagaon and Chauparan block. Annoyed with these reports he finally ordered the CS to stop the salaries of concerning block medical officers.

DC also became annoyed when he came to know that despite availability of fund slides required for malaria test has not been purchased. He ordered to start departmental proceedings against district malaria officer. In this meeting DC Sunil Kumar instructed the officers related with NRHM and ICDS schemes to widely publicize about family planning cum welfare schemes. He directed the CDPOs present in the meeting to take care of the kids of aanganbadi centers and if needed arrange health facilities with the help of block medical officers to them.

DC also directed the deputy superintendant of Hazaribagh Sadar Hospital to keep the premises neat and clean and to arrange the duties of doctors and nurses in such a manner that people should get their services 24 hours. He also directed him to take care of health sub centers also.

In this meeting it was decided to increase the facilities of Mamta Vahan and to link the Birhor tribes with the DBT scheme for their medical facilities. In this meeting trainee IAS Harshika Singh, Civil Surgeon Dr. Vinay Kumar, Deputy Superintendant Dr. SR Dangi, DPO Ajay Kumar and almost all the CDPOs of the district were present.