New Delhi|HL Correspondent
Medical super specialists are “not very keen” to join government services leaving a major gap in public health facilities, the government informed the Lok Sabha highlighting it as a major reason for mismatch between vacancies and availability of doctors.
Health minster J P Nadda said the government has taken several measures to retain the best talent and fill up vacant posts. However, doctors in super specialities are not keen to join these services.
“During 2013 and 2014, requisitions for 83 posts in various super specialities were sent to UPSC,” Nadda said. “The UPSC could only recommend 38 candidates out of which 31 finally joined the services.” He said that as per the advice of department of personnel and in order to explore the desirability and feasibility of constituting Indian Medical Service, the matter was referred to the cadre review committee and report of committee has been received.
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