- BMO Dr. Iqbal Malik asked employees to explain their position.
- Two & Half Day Salary of all employees shall be deposited in govt treasury.
Shyam Sood
Rajouri, Oct 26: Block Medical Officer (BMO) Nowshera, Dr. Iqbal Malik in different orders issued on Friday sought explanations from 17 employees of three health centers within two days for remaining absent unauthorisedly from their legitimate duties.
Acting tough against the erring employees, BMO also ordered to keep their salaries withheld for the month of October and also directed to deduct two & half days’ salaries of all the employees, to deposit the amount in the government treasury, and proper entry into their service books.
It is pertinent to mention here that the government provides two & half days salary to non-gazetted staff of the Health & Medical Education Department who perform additional duties on Sundays & holidays.
On Friday afternoon BMO, Dr. Iqbal Malik paid surprise visits to Primary Health Center (PHC) 24X7 at Lamberi and found five employees unauthorisedly absent while at Hanjana he found the Sub-Center (Health Wellness Center) locked.
Dr.Iqbal Malik has also sought an explanation from 9 employees of Sub District Hospital (SDH) Nowshera for unauthorised absence on Friday.
Today was an official holiday (J&K Accession Day) and as per government order, all health centers shall remain operational on Sunday & gazetted holidays for half a day i.e. from 10 am to 2 pm.
“It has come to the notice of this office (BMO’s office) that you were unauthorised absent from duties today on 26/10/2023 & your whereabouts are not known to this office. With a result, the undersigned has faced a lot of difficulties about the management of patient health care services & other activities in the hospital” read BMO order for SDH Nowshera employees.
It further reads: “Recently Director Health Services Jammu has issued Order vide No.
DHSJ/Legal/5922-27 Dated 04.08.2022 has clear that performing their duties on holidays as per roster duties with certification of the DDO that the roster has been prepared. Unfortunately, it is disheartening to say that you are not performing legitimate duties on Sunday and Gazetted Holidays. Higher authorities are continuously issued necessary directions to implement Target Deliverable Services for next 10 days which have already been started from 25.10.2023 under Ayushman Bhava Campaign (Ayushman Bharat Cards Distribution, ABHA ID, Vaccination, Junk free Hospitals, Cleanliness, Anaemia Mukt, TB Mukt, NCD Screening, Dental Checkup, Eye Screening, Screening of School Children, awareness about flagship programs/schemes etc.), but you have failed to comply the orders of higher authorities as well as this office.”
Similar order was issued for SC Hanjana that reads: “Undersigned paid surprise visit in sub-center (HMC) today at about 1 pm & you all (2 employees) were found on uauthorised absent from duties & health institution was locked”.
For PHC Lamberi the order reads: “Undersigned paid surprise visit to PHC Lamberi today & you all (five employees) were unauthorised absent from duties & your where about are not known to this office”.
As per separate orders, BMO has directed all the absentee employees to explain their positions as to why disciplinary action shall not be taken against them under Employees (classification, Control, and Appeal Rules) & furnish your replies of explanation to this office within 2 days positively.
Meanwhile, the salary for the month of October 2023 shall be kept withheld and Two & Half Day Salary shall be deducted and deposited in the Government Treasury and also proper entry in the service book.
