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Proposal of 87 MOs in ISM department yet not sent to PSC 8/10/2015 12:57:39 AM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 9: In what could be termed, department of Health and Medical Education is serious, the proposal of 87 ISM Medical Officer (MOs) yet not to sent Public Service Commission (PSC) in spite of lapse of one year, of establishment 87 new ISM dispensaries across Jammu and Kashmir. Reliable source in concerned department told Early Times that the previous government had established 87 new ISM Dispensaries in each constituency of state, vide cabinet decision No 190/14/2014 dated 16-10-14 and Government Order No 585 HME 0f 2014 dated 17-10-14 but till date department concerned has failed to send the proposal of 87 posts of ISM Medical Officer (MO) and 87 posts of supportive staff to recruitment agencies despite cabinet approval. "Already, ISM department has acute shortage of manpower, around 50 posts of Ayurvedic doctors were lying vacant in Jammu Division even before 87 new ISM dispensaries were established", sources said, adding that the government has taken good step to establish more ISM dispensaries in state but due to apathy of higher officials of concerned department they did not initiate the process of recruitment. They further said that the ground level ISM institutions were not functioning smoothly because a doctors who was working in more than two institution on internal arrangement. Few years back, many ISM doctors had attained retirement but no new doctors have been recruited by the authorities. "It is still not known whether the Director has sent the communication to government or not for the advertisement of posts, so that doctors could be provided in all the ISM dispensaries", sources said, adding that ISM dispensaries were very useful in far flung areas and also in villages and is also the backbone of medical system in our country. It was the responsibility of Director to take up the matter Director ISM Dr Abdul Kabir Dar didn't respond to repeated calls on his number.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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