Docs’ body meets Guv, seek enhanced security

Jammu, February 6

A delegation of the Doctors’ Association, Jammu, led by its president Dr Balvinder Singh met Governor Satya Pal Malik at Raj Bhawan here on Wednesday.

The delegation requested the Governor that offence against on-duty doctors or damage to the hospital infrastructure may be made a non-bailable offence; provision for creation of hospital security force for safety of doctors and hospital property; categorisation of medical officers into senior medical officer and supervising/head medical officer; categorisation of consultants into senior consultants and chief consultants; positioning of one chief consultant, two senior consultants and one consultant in every district hospital; salary of doctors as per working hours; financial and other incentives to doctors working in far-flung areas; and the need for formulating a clear transfer policy.

The Governor assured the delegation appropriate consideration of its demands and urged them to work dedicatedly towards improving the healthcare system in the state.

Entrance exam board’s functioning discussed

Mohammad Ashraf Bukhari, chairman, J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE), met Governor Satya Pal Malik at Raj Bhawan here on Wednesday. Bukhari briefed the Governor on the functioning of the board, schedule of entrance tests and the selection process for admission to various undergraduate and postgraduate professional courses in the state. — TNS