Srinagar, June 15 :  Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) called interference by revenue officials/District Administration in day to day hospital affairs as ” unacceptable”. Dr Mohd Yousuf Tak, President Doctors Association Kashmir(DAK) said that, “tremendous work was done during present Covid19 by our doctors and paramedics and our health indicators like morbidity and mortality is lowest in the country, which has been very well appreciated by the Hon’ble Lieutanant Governor and Financial Commissioner and at the same time non of these revenue officials dared to visit hospital premises for the fear of contracting Covid 19. It is very unfortunate that various revenue officials after finishing their dinner visit various health centres for photo sessions in order to remain in lime light on social media”. It is saddening that few Administrative official’s from District Anantnag had Visited GMC Hospital Anantnag yesterday and then they have went from department to department without taking prior permission from Principal GMC Anantnag, the equivalent chair to Commissioner Secretary level. The president congratulated and Appreciated the principal for writing bold letter to Financial Commissioner HME regarding undue interference of District Administration in Hospital affairs of GMCH Anantnag.reads a statement issued to Greater Now News.

Dr Mohd Ashraf Mir, Sr. Vice President DAK said, “the department of health amd medical education has its own streamlined administration like Principal Medical Colleges, Director Health Services, Chief Medical Officer(CMO),Block Medical Officer (BMO) and Medical superintendent and during disasters a new duty roster of Hospitals are framed as per Clinical and Hospital requirements. We request our health administration to show some spine, and teach them how hospitals are made to function round the clock”.

Spokesperson DAK Imtiyaz Banday said, that “instead of taking care of basic adminstrative affairs pertaining to day to day life of poor people , they are busy with checking attendance of hospital staff inorder to divert attention of common masses and hide their failures. It is highly deplorable and disgusting that every body Visits Hospitals as Doctors and Hospitals are soft targets for everybody as it gives good media coverage as it is sssociated with emotional component.

“Time and again single line administration is using department of health to stay in lime light. Further, if undue interference by revenue officials is not stopped immediately, we will be forced to shut down hospitals across the region for which they will be fully responsible for the consequences thereof” warned DAK.

It is pertinent to mention here that Hospital rosters are made as per set protocols and about 1/3rd of staff usually remains on Night Off or Night On while as many have wait duties and call duties which are beyond the working hours as per 7th CPC. Doctors across Jammu and Kashmir have worked during most difficult times and turmoils even when no one used to ply on roads even for months. But whenever the situation improves, Doctors become soft targets for the administration and other people to show their teeth and presence on ground which is unfortunate and uncalled for.

(Greater Now News)