Allahabad:
Ruling that the state government cannot reject the Voluntary Retirement of Doctors on solely on the ground of there is a scarcity of doctors in the state, the Allahabad High court was seen making sharp remarks to the government asking it to improve the conditions for doctors in the state.
The observations were made in response to the petition filed
by certain doctors of the Provincial Medical Services (PMS) who were
seeking voluntary retirement but same were rejected by the State Government
solely on the ground that there is scarcity of doctors in the State of Uttar
Pradesh. In case of some doctors, no response was given at all by the
government with their applications still pending.
Responding to the petition, the hon’ble HC clearly stated
that their cases for voluntary retirement cannot be withheld or refused
unless disciplinary proceeding is pending against a government servant or
contemplated against the aforesaid employee and that too when the aforesaid
contemplation or pendency of the disciplinary proceeding has been communicated
to the employee, within three months of the application
With the backdrop of the case seen making sharp remarks on
the functioning of the healthcare system that has left to acute shortage of
doctors
"Instead of blame-game, the authorities who are responsible
for monitoring the health system in the State must minutely and sincerely
examine the issues as to how the working of the government hospitals can be
improved for the betterment of the general public and why doctors are opting
for voluntary retirement every day. One must not forget that everyone is keenly
interested in government job and a candidate has to clear tough competitive
examination to enter into government service but on the other hand the doctors
are not interested in joining the government service and even it has come to
the knowledge that pots of Medical Officers are not being filled on account of
non-availability of candidates"
'The court censured the state government asking it to come up
with policies for retaining doctors rather than forcing them not to leave'
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