"Under Severe Stress": Health Ministry Seeks To Fill Covid Team Vacancies
NDTV
In a letter to the Department of Personnel and Training or DoPT, the Secretary in the Health Ministry, Rajesh Bhushan, reminded about his request two months ago to fill the vacancies
The Health Ministry is urgently waiting to fill vacant posts of senior officers who will work with India's COVID-19 response team. It has raised concern about "acute stress" in the fight against COVID-19 due to these vacancies.
In a letter to the Department of Personnel and Training or DoPT, the Secretary in the Health Ministry, Rajesh Bhushan, reminded about his request two months ago to fill the vacancies.
"As you are aware that even though the pandemic of COVID-19 is declining, however, we cannot let our guard down. At this crucial juncture, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is required to put in extra efforts to ensure full preparedness across the country," Mr Bhushan said in the letter to the DoPT, which makes policies for the government for recruitment and regulation of officers and other staff.
