J&K Govt Reports 130 Vacant Healthcare Positions in Baramulla

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VoM News Desk | March 20, 2025 | 12:06 PM IST | Breaking News, Jammu Kashmir | Follow on Google News

J&K Govt Reports 130 Vacant Healthcare Positions in Baramulla

The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that nearly 130 posts of doctors and paramedics remain vacant in the Kreeri and Sheeri medical blocks of Baramulla district.

In response to a query from MLA Javid Hussain Baig, Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo, said in a written reply that 40 posts are vacant in Kreeri Medical Block, while 93 positions remain unfilled in Sheeri Medical Block.

“A few doctor and paramedic attachments have been made due to administrative requirements and on humanitarian grounds,” she said.

The minister added that in the 2021-22 financial year, Rs 8 lakh was allocated for land compensation for NTPHC Laridora under order No. 06/DHSK of 2022, dated 19.03.2022. “However, the amount was not paid to the landowner due to the financial year’s closure, causing the funds to lapse. Despite this, construction of the NTPHC was completed, and it has been operational since September 2024,” she said.

Most health centres in Block Sheeri are still functioning from rented buildings, Itoo added. (KNO)

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