Govt Doctor suspended after being found absent from duty

Athmakur: A government doctor posted at the Rural Health Centre in Kuralla village under Yadadri Bhongir district was suspended on Friday for absenteeism and falsifying attendance records. The action was taken following a surprise inspection by District Collector Hanumanth Rao. According to the news reports, during the surprise visit, the collector discovered that both the doctor and the ANM were absent from the health facility. When questioned, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) present at the centre informed him that the ANM had gone to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) to collect medicines. However, villagers reported that the doctor had a long-standing pattern of irregular attendance — reportedly turning up for duty just one day a week. Also Read:5 Doctors suspended over irregularities in Rajasthan Health Scheme On verifying the attendance register, the Collector noticed that the doctor had marked his presence daily despite being absent. Taking serious note of this, he immediately directed the DMHO to suspend the doctor, reports the Hans India. The Collector was accompanied by MPDO J Ramulu Naik, MPO Padmavathi, Panchayat Secretary Amboju Shekhar, and other officials during the inspection. Also Read: Medical Officer among 5 get show cause notice for unauthorized absence Medical Dialogues had previously reported that in a move to address unauthorised absences, the District Medical and Health Officer, Dr Narender Rathod, issued show-cause notices to five medical staff from Indervelli Primary Health Centre (PHC) for allegedly failing to obtain prior permission from authorities before taking leave. The doctors who received the show-cause notices include Medical Officer Srikanth, Community Health Officer Sandeep, Supervisor Suresh, Public Health Nurse Jyothi, and Mid-Level Health Provider Puja.