Doctors stage protest seeking promotions

‘In-charges holding HoD posts in Health Department for the last 7 years’

Doctors working in government hospitals and medical colleges in Telangana staged a protest in front of BRKR Bhavan, the makeshift Secretariat building, here on Friday, demanding promotions, pending for long. Speaking at the protest, Osmania Medical College professor Dr. Ramesh said only in-charges were holding the head of department posts in the Health Department for the last seven years without even following seniority. He demanded that only those with necessary seniority be made in-charge of HoD posts by following the rule of reservation. He alleged that rule of reservation is not being followed in the postings of in-charge HoDs and injustice is being done to Dalits as the roster points are not being followed in the process. Further, he alleged that cases are being foisted on Dalit doctors, and key posts such as Superintendent of NIMS, were unchanged for the last seven years and only the doctors from upper castes are being kept in important posts with the help of illegal deputations.