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Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Monday approved the promotion of 139 doctors (Non-teaching Specialists) working in various city government hospitals from Grade-II to Grade-I.
The promotions of these doctors (Non-teaching Specialists), eligible for the same after completion of four years of service, had been pending since 2020-21, an official statement said.
“Initially appointed by the UPSC in 2014-2015, these doctors have been working in Delhi Government Hospitals like Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Lok Nayak Hospital, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, etc,” the statement said.
These doctors are specialists in various disciplines that include Obstetrics and Gynecology, ENT, Paediatrics, Medicine, Ophthalmology, Pulmonology and Anesthesia, etc.
“Ever since taking over Saxena has been insisting upon providing better service conditions and facilities to the medical professionals working in Government Hospitals and had undertaken to ensure promotions to them at the earliest,” the statement added.
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