Srinagar :January 26,2018
Doctors Association Kashmir(DAK)President, Dr Suhail Naik in a communique said that it is very unfortunate and condemnable that “we have received many complaints from doctors and paramedics working in different peripheral hospitals of Kashmir valley in general and female folk in particular regarding the frequent harassment at work places by their respective Drawing and Disbursing Officers(DDO’s) including Chief Medical Officers(CMO’s)/Medical Superintendents /Block Medical Officers (BMO’s) and others on small petty issues like leaves, withdrawal of salary, medical insurance, duty roster adjustments, Service book entries, time bound promotion etc”. Further It is also disheartening that few of them have become puppets of local politicians and bureaucrats and they force the doctors of their hospitals to attend them at their residences for minor ailments while keeping common masses in lurch. Furthermore to please them they interfere in routine clinical work and decision making of treating consultants and defer genuine referrals of poor patients by these specialists”
“This dominant approach and authoritarian behaviour of these officials has not only damaged our work culture but has also created sense of dissatisfaction”,Dr Naik further added.
DAK urges the Hon’ble Health Minster Mr Bali Bhagat and Director Health Services, Kashmir Dr Saleem Rehman to make “Grievance Cell” functional at every district headquarter as well as division level, so that these cases can be properly probed and appropriate warranted action will be taken against erring officials . If such a system is put into place it will not only make these erring officers extra cautious for such activities but will also help in smooth functioning of Health and Medical Education department.
