Health department issued show cause notice to 47 male health workers of 14 districts, disciplinary action on 5
Raipur. 5 February 2023
The health department has taken action against the employees who were negligent in their work during the intensive TB and leprosy search campaign. The department has taken disciplinary action against 47 male health workers from 14 districts. Action has been taken against these negligent employees for suspension, stoppage of annual increment and departmental inquiry.
Under the National Tuberculosis Eradication Program, an intensive TB and leprosy search campaign was launched in the state in two phases to eradicate TB disease. In the first phase Mitanins went door-to-door and prepared a list of potential patients on the basis of symptoms of TB and leprosy. Monitoring of the work being done by Mitanins and on the basis of the list prepared by them, the male health workers of the concerned area were to visit the patients’ homes again and test them. Along with this, if the identified and suspected patients of TB and leprosy could not go to the nearest health center for examination, samples were to be collected from the homes of such patients and sent to the nearest DMC or testing center so that those patients could be tested quickly and confirmed. Medicine can be started after registering on it.
Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Mr. Prasanna R. had instructed all the health workers to work seriously during the campaign. He had asked to take disciplinary action against the employees who were negligent in their work. Director of Health Services Mr. Bhim Singh issued show cause notices to the Chief Medical and Health Officers of the concerned districts and directed for disciplinary action against the employees who were negligent and did not work seriously during the intensive TB and leprosy search campaign. On his instructions, nine in Janjgir-Champa district, eight in Surguja, six each in Dantewada and Mahasamund, three each in Surajpur, Kabirdham and Raigarh, two each in Durg, Kondagaon, Balrampur-Ramanujganj and Gariaband and Raipur, Show cause notices were issued to one male health worker each of Korba and Dhamtari. If the reply is not found satisfactory, action has been taken to suspend one health worker, departmental inquiry against two employees and stop salary increment of two employees.
