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Hindustan Times
20 hours ago
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Chandigarh: Time-bound promotions for GMCH-32 faculty on the cards
Three years after the UT administration's notification for adopting Central service rules for its employees, the newly drafted UT Chandigarh Health Service Rules are awaiting implementation. With this, the medical faculty of Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, will have time-bound promotion in place. After receiving the approval from the administrator on May 29, 2025, the health services rules have been sent to Union ministry of health and family welfare for final nod. Earlier, doctors at GMCH-32 were getting promoted on the basis of vacancy. With new rules in place, an assistant professor can be promoted to associate professor having four years of experience, degree requirements and good work performance. From associate professor to professor, the promotion will require four years of regular service. For promotion from professor to director would require seven years of experience and other minor requirements. Currently, there are 137 faculty posts in GMCH-32, who will be benefitted by this. Health secretary Ajay Chagti said, 'With time-bound promotion in place, faculty wouldn't lack the motivation and wouldn't have to wait for a vacancy to get promotion.' Replacing the Punjab Service Rules, the new rules have come in place after three years of implementation of central service rules for UT employees in Chandigarh. The department had first sought the in-principle approval from the ministry of health and family welfare to frame new rules as per central service rules which then were placed before law, personnel and finance department for reform. Having received the green signal from all the departments and administrator, the draft of service rules for medical posts in GMCH-32 now awaits ministry of health and family welfare approval. The health department is yet to frame the service rules for general duty medical officers and dentists in Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16.
Hindustan Times
28-05-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Punjab resident tests +ve for Covid at GMCH-32, Chandigarh
A 40-year-old Punjab resident has tested positive for the JN 1 variant of Covid at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32. He has been kept in isolation. So far, this is first case to be reported in a health facility in Chandigarh. GMCH-32 director Dr Ashok Atri said, 'The data has been entered in the required format. The patient has been isolated in the Covid area and two ventilators set up there.' He added that there is no need to worry as of now.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
HC directs admission to PG medical courses in GMCH-32 as per SC order
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court directed the Chandigarh administration to carry out admissions to PG medical courses at GMCH-32 as per the Shrey Goel Supreme Court judgment and March 24 SC order. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now On March 24, the SC held, "It was absolutely clear that residence-based reservations were not permissible for postgraduate seats in medical colleges and that only institutional preference, to a limited extent, is allowed." In the Shrey Goel judgment, it was further held, "Having made the determination that residence reservation is impermissible in PG medical courses, the state quota seats, apart from a reasonable number of institution-based reservations, have to be filled strictly on the basis of merit in the All-India examination. Thus, out of 64 seats which were to be filled by the state in its quota, 32 could be filled on the basis of institutional preference, and these are valid. But the other 32 seats earmarked as UT Chandigarh pool were wrongly filled on the basis of residence." The SC further held in the Shrey Goel judgment, "We make it clear though that our declaration of impermissibility of residence-based reservation in PG Medical courses will not affect such reservations already granted, and students are undergoing PG courses or have already passed out in the present case, from College, Chandigarh. We do this simply because now there is an equity in favour of such students who must have already completed the course. " The high court held, "The issue of the reservation in the post graduate medical courses has been put to rest by the Supreme Court in the Shrey Goel SC judgment. In the opinion of this court, once the matter(s) has been delved into by a Judge Bench of the Supreme Court, it is proscribed from raking up the same controversy again." MSID:: 121443225 413 |
Indian Express
11-05-2025
- Health
- Indian Express
‘I wanted my daughters to be doctors to serve humanity'
IT WAS a dream come true for Sunita Gupta, technical assistant, Department of Microbiology, PGI, Chandigarh, when her two daughters — Saniya and Saanvi — took the oath as doctors. 'I wanted to be a doctor, but had to do an MSc in biochemistry from PGI (1994–1995), and have been working here since 1996. My daughters, however, fulfilled my dream. I wanted them to be doctors to serve humanity and heal the world,' the proud mother smiles. Sunita recalled her father, a principal with a Himachal Pradesh government school, would always say 'when one daughter studies, she educates the entire family,' so he encouraged me and my sisters to study and pursue careers. Saniya, the older daughter, an all-India rank of 56, did her MBBS from GMCH-32, and was a topper throughout, a gold medalist, and went on to do her MD in paediatrics from PGI, winning the gold medal again. 'She did her DM in paediatric endocrinology from PGI, the only seat in the country, and has the honour of being the first paediatric endocrinologist in India. The younger one, Saanvi, has just completed her MBBS from GMCH-32, as both have a ten-year gap, and is now planning higher studies. Both are not only very good doctors, but wonderful human beings. Working in PGI, I have seen Saniya looking out for children she was treating at the Advanced Paediatric Centre, buying carrots and cucumbers, and going the extra mile to give them comfort. And the blessings of the patients give them strength,' Sunita said. 'As a mother,' Sunita reflects, 'my effort has always been to encourage and stand by my daughters. The role of a mother is unparalleled, as she is a pillar of strength for her children.' Sunita would ask her daughters to do their best and leave the rest to God, but never compromise on hard work, honesty and values, no matter what the odds. 'I pursued a high-pressure career, but their education and progress remained a priority. I told them to move ahead on merit. They never went to a private tuition. Upon returning from PGI, I would ask them to sit with me in the kitchen. We had a table for their studies in the kitchen. I would cook and teach them. There was no television. We avoided eating out so that they don't fall ill, and our social commitments were rare,' Sunita said. 'As a mother, you have to help your children deal with multiple pressures and be their emotional anchor. But education is paramount, as no one can take it away from you. My daughters made their father and me proud by putting their heart and soul into their studies. They did their best. We know that they will always put their patients before themselves, and that's a grace,' Sunita smiled.
Hindustan Times
10-05-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
PGIMER rushes team of doctors, nurses, transport support to J&K
A team of eight doctors, including two each from departments of anaesthesia, general/vascular surgery, orthopedics and plastic surgery, two nursing officers and three employees with transport support, have been deputed to Jammu and Kashmir for national duty. The team includes Dr Amit Sharma and Dr Sachin from anaesthesia; Dr Swapnesh Sahu and Dr Gokul Krishan Hari from general/vascular surgery; Dr Himanshu Kanwar and Dr Udit K Jayant from orthopaedics; Dr Mahesh and Dr Sachin C Nair from plastic surgery. Nursing officers Narinder Tyagi and Ramesh Kumar will assist in patient care. Transport support will be provided by Shiv Nath, Pradeep Kumar (II) and Lakhvir Singh. The team will report to Dr Ashutosh Gupta, principal-cum-dean, GMC Jammu. On Thursday, five ambulances with first aid kits were sent to Rajouri and Poonch regions. PGIMER has been on high alert mode since the commencement of Operation Sindoor and following the standard operation procedure for disaster management, said medical superintendent prof Vipin Kaushal. The requirement for a doctors team was received by the institute on Friday and immediate steps were taken to ensure the deployment while keeping in mind the need and facilities at its own campus, said an official. The team is expected to depart in the morning. PGIMER director Prof Vivek Lal said, 'PGIMER remains committed to safeguarding human lives and is fully prepared to respond effectively to any emergency, regardless of the challenges we face.' A high-level committee conducted a spot visit to the advanced trauma centre, PGIMER, on Friday to assess the emergency preparedness. A control room in GMSH-16 is also set up. GMCH-32 has set up a disaster control room. PGIMER and GMCH-32 are going to function in the normal routine. There is no change in the surgery schedule so far in both hospitals. However, GMSH-16 has reduced its elective surgeries, but emergency procedures will be done as required. The convocation ceremony in GMCH-32 scheduled for Saturday has been postponed till further blood bank has also organised special camps to increase the number of blood units in its stock for any exigency. A 48-year-old female from Poonch who got injured due to an artillery shell has been admitted to PGIMER. She sustained injury to her left eye and was referred by Government Medical College, Jammu. She underwent surgery and is currently stable, said the PGIMER spokesperson.
