Health centres sans docs and technicians: Cong
Participating in the debate over a question from BJP MLA Ashok Rohani, Congress MLA Bhanwarlal Shekhawat said there were hospital buildings and X-ray /CT machines in hospitals but there were no technicians to operate them.
Ramsiya Bharti, the Congress MLA from Bada Malhera, also raised the issue of paucity of doctors and paramedical staff at the health centres in her constituency.
During debate on supplementary Nudget, Lakhan Ghanghoriya of the Congress, also raised the issue of manpower crisis in hospitals and health centres and said there are buildings in the name of hospitals but no doctors and technicians.
He said there were 5,000 MBBS doctors in the state who are jobless and about the same number of vacancies of doctors in govt hospitals, why can't they be given jobs and vacancies filled.
Deputy CM in-charge of health portfolio, Rajendra Prasad Shukla, while admitting to the shortage of manpower, however, said the situation was likely to improve by October as recruitment process for paramedical staff has been initiated in a big way and the state govt would also appoint technicians and other paramedical staff on outsource basis.
He further said 600 doctors, who have filled the bond for compulsory rural service, are also being appointed to improve health services in rural areas.
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