Summary:
Taking it seriously, the health department has issued letters to all chief medical health officers to take necessary steps for taking disciplinary action against them.The official said that Dr VK Mathur, director (rural health), health department has issued the list of absentee doctors. Jaipur: Absentee government doctors are under scanner of the health department. He has written to principal and controller of all government-run medical colleges, all hospitals attached to medical colleges, chief medical health officers of all districts and all principal medical officers of district hospitals, informing about the absentee doctors. Most of the doctors who are found absent have postings in rural areas in primary health centres and community health centres. Also, there are some doctors who are absent from duty, who have posting in district hospitals and sub-district hospitals..