Senior doctors seek appointment of chief secretary
Senior doctors of state-run hospitals have sought an appointment with chief secretary Manoj Pant to discuss streamlining work from Swasthya Bhavan.
Senior doctors of state-run hospitals have sought an appointment with chief secretary Manoj Pant to discuss streamlining work from Swasthya Bhavan.
The state government at a meeting with the school education department today directed that money meant for tablets or smartphones for students of Class XI and XII should be disbursed after it is linked with the Aadhaar of the respective students, from next year.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is believed to have ordered an inquiry into the alleged diversion of government money meant for student tablets to other accounts, sources at Nabanna claimed.
On Tuesday, Sushil Haldar, a resident of Garia, died at SSKM Hospital after he was allegedly denied admissions in three premier state-run teaching hospitals – SSKM Hospital, Medical College Hospital and N R S Medical college Hospital since Monday night.
A section of the civil society on Wednesday wrote to chief minister Mamata Banerjee and chief secretary Manoj Pant requesting their interventions on the junior doctors’ ongoing fast-unto-death programme at Esplanade and demanding justice for the rape and murder.
The contribution of the state government is Rs 2 lakh and that of West Bengal power Development Corporation (WBPDCL) is Rs 30 lakh.
Hardly five days after joining work in state-run medical colleges’ essential emergency services, the junior doctors on Thursday sent yet another email to the state chief secretary, Manoj Pant, reminding him their unresolved demands, discussed during their earlier meeting at state secretariat on 18 September.
The protesting junior doctors met chief secretary Manoj Pant today at the state secretariat to discuss their remaining charter of demands. Till late, the meeting was still on.
Chief secretary Manoj Pant today issued a strict directive to government officials, employees and police, asking them to concentrate on their work diligently and finish pending work on a war footing.
Rajesh Pandey, principal secretary MSME and textiles has been given additional responsibility of public health engineering department.
