Summary:
Kolkata: The Health department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has forwarded a proposal to Mayor Firhad Hakim seeking permission for termination/discontinuation of service of category-A medical officers who have not undertaken regular service during the lockdown. About 15 to 20 per cent of these medical officers have been irregular in attending to their duties, even though the department has made arrangements for their travel as public transport is unavailable during the lockdown. "Health department is earmarked as an essential department and negligence in duty at this crucial juncture is not permissible. We have already show-caused these erring medical officers and will take strong action if their reply is found to be unsatisfactory," said Deputy Mayor Atin Ghosh, who is in charge of the Health department of the KMC. The category-A medical officers who are either in permanent service or are working as contractual have a strength of around 300 and over 15 per cent of them have persistently refused to serve the people during the ongoing lockdown as per sources in the KMC..