CM KCR sanctioned 4540 medical posts

Hyderabad, Oct 22: The Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said that sufficient supply of KCR kits followed by several innovative measures by the state government has resulted in a surge in the number of patients at government hospitals.

The CM on Saturday signed on a file pertaining to cash incentives to doctors who are taking on the extra burden and care due to increase in patients, thanks to KCR kits and other measures.

At a review meeting of the medical and health department here, the CM sanctioned 4540 health department posts for different hospitals under the state Vaidya Vidhan Parishad.

He also agreed to examine the plea for increasing the retirement age for assistant and associate professor posts to 65 years. He also positively responded to the suggestion to increase the retirement age from 58 to 65 years for teachers in semiautonomous medical colleges.

He directed the department to give promotions to all those eligible doctors without any delay and said the department should send proposals on the new buildings that will replace the dilapidated hospitals.

According to the CM, there was an increase in trust and faith in the government hospitals and that the prestige of the doctors too has been enhanced.