Senior doctors to strengthen teaching, health programmes: Cabinet
New Delhi, June 27: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday cleared a Health Ministry proposal to transfer senior doctors with the Central government and its entities above the age of 62 years for teaching and execution of national public health programmes.
"The approval seeks to ensure that the doctors belonging to Central Health Service (CHS) and of other ministries, departments or entities of the Central government, after attaining the age of 62 years, work exclusively in their respective fields of clinical expertise," Union Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters in a briefing about the Cabinet decisions.
The Cabinet approved the strengthening of teaching, patient/clinical care and public health programme implementation by shifting of more experienced doctors belonging to Central government and Central government entities to these activities, he said.
As per an official statement, the decision "will result in capacity building and leadership development of more Central government doctors besides availability of more experienced doctors for medical education, clinical-patient care services and for implementation of national health programmes".
The Cabinet in its June 15, 2016 meeting had raised the age of superannuation of doctors of the Central Health Service to 65 years to tackle the problem of shortage of doctors, low joining and high attrition rate in the service.
Subsequently, on September 27, 2017, the Cabinet also increased the age of superannuation of doctors in various ministries and departments including those of Indian Railways, AYUSH and Central Universities, etc. to 65 years.
"It is, however, felt that there is a need to make available the services of senior doctors above the age of 62 years for core medical profession. The benefits of this proposal will percolate down the line throughout the country," the statement said.
The Cabinet approved another Health Ministry proposal to enhance the age of superannuation of General Duty Medical Officers, Specialist Grade doctors and teaching medical faculty working in Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Bhopal to 65 years.
The government decision to bring BMHRC doctors at par with doctors of CHS will meet the shortage of faculty and specialist doctors in the hospital and improve the patient care facility to the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy and members of their families, it said.
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2 men dragged for 300 metres by truck in Agra; locals save their lives
Agra, Dec 23: A truck driver dragged two people for about 300 metres in Agra under his vehicle, police on Monday said.
Some locals forced the driver to stop the truck and extricated the men from under the vehicle.
Police arrested the driver and seized the truck.
The two men, both residents of Nunhai in Agra, were going towards Rambagh from Waterworks when they met with an accident around 11 pm Sunday.
The driver, instead of stopping the truck sped up, trapping both of them underneath, police said.
"In the accident, two youths were dragged by a canter driver for about 300 metres. Later, some residents saved the youths by stopping the driver using force," Chhatta Police Station Inspector Pramod Kumar told PTI.
"The youths were sent for treatment at a nearby hospital and are still being treated, but are in stable condition. The youths were from Agra. The canter driver was arrested and the canter seized after the incident," he said.
A video of the incident that surfaced on social media showed the men shouting for help.
The video was purported to have been shot by a person passing by on a two-wheeler.
“पिछली पोस्ट में वीडियो में युवकों को मोटर साइकल सहित ट्रक वाला कई मीटर तक घसीटता हुआ ले जाता गया देखा था,
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— Sanjay Kishore (@saintkishore) December 23, 2024
In Agra, a truck driver dragged two men for 300 meters. Locals intervened, stopping the truck and saving the men. Both are stable but continue receiving treatment. The driver has been arrested and the truck seized.
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