New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday recommended to Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu the reshuffling of 74 government doctors, including 39 posted in Tihar and Mandoli jails for more than 5 years, to improve healthcare services.

According to the Chief Minister, the recommendation has been made as part of efforts to strengthen the administrative framework of healthcare services and make human resource management more effective.

As recommended, the transfer of 39 doctors serving in Tihar and Mandoli jails for 5 years or more has been proposed. The list includes both specialist doctors and General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs), said an official statement.

Available information indicates that several of these doctors have remained posted at the same location since 2014, with their tenure exceeding 11 years, the statement said.

The proposal also includes the deployment of around 35 other doctors in their place. In total, approximately 74 transfers have been proposed.

The Chief Minister believes that regular human resource management and periodic reviews of postings can help improve the efficiency of healthcare services, the statement said.

Chief Minister Gupta said that the Delhi government is continuously working to make various units of the Health Department more capable, responsive and focused on public welfare.

The government’s objective is to ensure better utilisation of available human resources and strengthen institutional capacity so that citizens receive quality healthcare services, she said.

She said that administrative reforms, balanced utilisation of resources and a culture of accountability are essential for strengthening the healthcare system. With this approach, the deployment of human resources across institutions is being reviewed, and corrective measures are being taken wherever required.

The Chief Minister said that, in the same spirit, a large-scale restructuring of human resources was recently carried out in the Central Procurement Agency (CPA) under the Health and Family Welfare Department.

As part of this exercise, more than 40 medical, paramedical and administrative officers and staff members were transferred. Experienced medical officers from various hospitals and healthcare institutions were also deployed to strengthen procurement, supply and administrative systems.

Chief Minister Gupta said that the government’s goal is to ensure the availability of the required human resources in every unit of the Health Department, strengthen institutional capacity and make better use of available resources.

The recommendation to transfer doctors who have been posted for long periods in Tihar and Mandoli jails is also part of this broader process of administrative reform and human resource management.

–IANS

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