Class C, D posts in Punjab medical education, research to be filled permanently: Verka
All posts of Classes C and D in the Punjab medical education and research department will be filled on a permanent basis.
Raj Kumar Verka, Punjab Medical Education and Research Minister, has announced that all posts of Classes C and D in the department will be filled on a permanent basis and the state is putting an end to the contract hiring in the department.
While addressing the employees and senior officers of the department, Verka said, “All vacancies of Classes C and D, including nursing, will be filled in the department and an advertisement will be issued soon in this regard. Punjab will be transformed into a model state in the field of health education and research,” as quoted by Hindustan Times.
He reviewed the functioning of the Punjab medical education and research department and inaugurated the administrative block at the Medical Education Bhawan where the department's offices and principal secretary have been set up.
“All shortcomings in medical education and research in Punjab will be rectified. I appeal to all employees to work with dedication, honesty and determination to take medical education to new heights,” he added.
He said that three Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) in Faridkot, Patiala, and Amritsar were being revamped to improve the medical education standard in the state.
Sri Guru Nanak Dev State Institute of Medical Sciences Kapurthala, BR Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences Mohali, and Shaheed Udham Singh State Institute of Medical Sciences, Hoshiarpur were in various stages of being established as confirmed by Verka.
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