Raipur. Taking major action, the Health and Family Welfare Department has terminated the services of 27 medical officers and specialist doctors who were absent for a long time without authorization. Also, orders for departmental inquiry have been issued against 21 medical officers.
It is known that show cause notices were issued to medical officers and specialist doctors as a result of their long unauthorized absence from their duty place. The basic rules of governance and Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Leave) Rules were violated by the medical officers and specialist doctors by remaining absent without authorization for more than three consecutive years. The absent officers and doctors were given full opportunity to present their side by issuing show cause notices. The side of the medical officers / specialist doctors present in the hearing was heard and after seriously considering the representations submitted by them, the services of medical officers and specialist doctors have been terminated.
