Uttar Pradesh Health Department orders fined 1 crore rupees for absentee doctor:Medical officer Dr. Pitam Singh fined Rs 1 crore.

News Topical, Digital Desk : An order issued by the state health department has shocked everyone. It serves as a precedent for doctors who flout regulations. This is the first case in the state where such serious action has been taken against a medical officer. The government has tightened its grip on Dr. Pitam Singh, a resident of the district and posted in Ghaziabad, who has been absent from duty after breaking his contract.

After completing the NEET PG course, the Director General of Medical Health and Family Welfare Training, Dr. Ranjana Khare, has ordered him to deposit the amount of Rs 1 crore stipulated in the contract into the government treasury, causing a stir in the department.

This is the whole matter

Dr. Pitam Singh, son of Phool Singh, a resident of Kota village in the district, began his service as a medical officer in the Medical Health and Family Welfare Department on August 17, 2010. He was posted as a medical officer at the Community Health Center, Unchahar, in Rae Bareli district.

He submitted his application for participation in the NEET PG 2017 admission process through the CMO, Rae Bareli, and signed a bond for ₹1 crore on January 20, 2017. He was selected to study MD, Microbiology, at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.

The CMO's office issued a no-objection certificate for postgraduate studies to Dr. Pitam Singh on April 4, 2017. The CMO, Rae Bareli, informed the government that after completing his PG course, Dr. Pitam submitted his contribution report to the department on September 2, 2020.

On September 8, 2020, he was transferred to the District MMG Hospital, Ghaziabad. The government inquired about his whereabouts with the Chief Medical Superintendent of MMG Hospital, Ghaziabad, and learned that Dr. Pitam Singh had not yet joined the health services. He had been absent from duty from his place of posting without authorization.

Dr. Ranjana Khare, Director General of Medical Health and Family Welfare Training, has taken this matter seriously. She has directed the District Magistrate, Amroha, and the Chief Medical Officer, Amroha, to have Dr. Pitam deposit the amount of one crore rupees stipulated in the bond into the state treasury.

this is the rule

Medical officers working in community and primary health centers in remote and inaccessible areas identified as unserved in the state are given 10 percent weightage for one year of work, 20 percent for two years of work and 30 percent for three years or more in the postgraduate selection process (NEET PG course) under MCI Regulation-2000. Such selected medical officers are granted extraordinary leave.

After completing their postgraduate course, medical officers are required to serve at their original station for ten years of continuous service. In case of departure, they are required to pay a sum of one crore rupees to the state government.