Over 2,000 doctors will be posted at government hospitals in Uttar Pradesh in the coming days, a step which comes in the backdrop of criticism of poor health facilities in the State that was recently rocked by child deaths in Gorakhpur.
U.P. Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh said on Wednesday that 7,328 doctors’ posts had been vacant for many years and the State government was now expediting the recruitment process to meet the shortage of doctors.
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has issued a list of 2,065 selected doctors and they would soon be posted at different government hospitals, an official statement said.
“No shortage of doctors will be allowed in any hospital.
“Priority is being given to recruitment of doctors to ensure that better healthcare is provided,” Mr. Singh was quoted as saying in the statement.
The Minister said posts of 7,328 doctors had been lying vacant for many years, and there were no recruitment on these posts. This resulted in shortage of doctors in many hospitals.
