Bihar Appoints 694 Senior Medical Officers; 6000 More Doctors to Be Recruited!, ET HealthWorld

Patna: Health minister Mangal Pandey on Tuesday distributed appointment letters among 694 senior medical officers across Bihar.

These included 447 full-time medical officers under the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), 3 senior medical officers under the National Tuberculosis Control Programme and 145 officers deployed in nutrition rehabilitation centres, blood banks, blood collection units and district early intervention centres under the National Child Health Programme. Also, 99 second medical officers were appointed.

The minister said postings were made in health institutions across all 38 districts, based on merit and vacancy availability. He added that the recruitment process for approximately 6,000 more doctors and assistant professors was on and would conclude within the next two-and-a-half months. These medical professionals will be deployed in areas facing acute shortages.

He also said that Ayush practitioners would be appointed soon to improve healthcare services, while the appointment of 4,500 community health officers under NUHM would also be completed in the same timeframe. Alongside this, regular and contractual hiring of nurses, paramedics, medical officers and specialist doctors is being conducted in a mission-driven manner.

Over the last 10 days alone, more than 8,800 doctors and nurses have been recruited, the minister said. This includes the appointment of 1,450 doctors and specialists, 228 of whom received appointment letters on May 31. Another 509 doctors have been appointed through bond postings. He also highlighted the appointment of 7,468 ANM nurses, the largest such recruitment since 2019.

“Under the able leadership of Nitish Kumar, basic health infrastructure has significantly improved. Work is progressing rapidly to make healthcare transparent and accessible. The govt is committed to strengthening health services and expanding treatment options in its hospitals,” he said.