Telangana govt to fill 50,000 job vacancies

Vacancies to be filled through direct recruitment; nod for new zonal policy has cleared hurdles, says KCR

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday directed officials to commence the process of filling vacant posts in various government departments since the hurdles had been cleared with the President’s approval for the new zonal policy. He asked them to immediately initiate the process to fill about 50,000 jobs in all the departments in the first phase. The officials were also instructed to take up promotions and fill the vacant posts arising out of it during the second phase.

President Ram Nath Kovind had recently approved the new zonal system in the State. In this context, the Chief Minister chaired a high-level meeting on filling job vacancies in the State, at Pragathi Bhavan here.

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Chandrashekhar Rao said the recruitment process was chaotic under successive governments in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. To fulfil the promise given during the statehood movement, the government introduced a new zonal system to ensure justice for the locals. “There was a slight delay in getting the Centre’s approval for the new zonal system which was designed in a scientific manner. With the recent approval from the President, all hurdles for the recruitment process have been overcome,” he said.

Subsequently, around 50,000 vacancies will be filled through direct recruitment process as a priority. Later, the government will fill the vacancies arising out of promotions given to the existing employees during the second phase. The officials were instructed to prepare a comprehensive report and submit the same to the State Cabinet at the earliest.

Chief Government Advisor Rajiv Sharma, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, CM Principal Secretary S Narsing Rao, Principal Secretary for Finance K Ramakrishna Rao, CM Secretary Rajasekhar Reddy and other officials participate in the meeting.

Healthcare: 894 to be hired on contract basis

Hyderabad: The State government on Friday accorded permission to Director of Medical Education (DME) to engage about 894 healthcare workers for various categories of services in teaching hospitals on outsourcing basis to work till March, 31, 2022 or till the actual need ceases.

Of these healthcare workers, the government has permitted to recruit 573 assistant professors, 40 tutors, 79 pharmacists and 202 lab technicians for 25 government teaching hospitals and while 613 will be recruited on contract basis, 281 will be on outsourcing basis to work under the administrative control of DME.

The State government has allowed health authorities to engage contractual services through District Selection Committee headed by the District Collector by walk- in-interview method and outsourcing services through empanelled outsourcing agencies following the due procedure. A Government Order (GO Rt.No 1038) to this effect was issued by Special Secretary (Finance) D Ronald Rose.

76 posts for Telangana Diagnostics

The Centre has accorded permission to Commissioner, Health and Family Welfare, Telangana, to recruit 76 posts exclusively for Telangana Diagnostic Hubs. Accordingly, 19 Biochemists, Pathologists, Lab Managers and Data Entry Operators each (total of 76) for the 19 Telangana Diagnostic Hubs, which provide free diagnostic services in districts, will be recruited, Commissioner, Health and Family Welfare, Vakati Karuna said.

The Commissioner has directed District Medical and Health Officers (DM&HOs) to recruit the posts for Telangana Diagnostics at the earliest. The Telangana Vaidya Vidhan Parishad (TVVP) hospitals where the Diagnostic Hub is located in the district will provide one security guard and a sanitation worker for the diagnostic facilities through outsourcing.

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