388 posts, including 128 faculty positions lying vacant at SKIMS Soura

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
SRINAGAR, MARCH 29 (STC): There are 388 posts lying vacant at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, and among them, 128 are faculty positions, reports local news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO).
According to the report, the total sanctioned faculty strength at SKIMS Soura is 293, and of that, 165 are in position while 128 are lying vacant.
Details also reveal that among the 16 medical officers at the institute, just two are in position while 14 are lying vacant. Furthermore, among 776 paramedical staff, 530 are in position and 246 are lying vacant.
Quoting an official, KNO reports that out of 128 vacant faculty positions, 13 have been referred to JKPSC, while 115 are under consideration for revival/concurrence. He said that 14 medical officer posts have been referred to JKPSC, while among 246 vacant paramedical staff positions, 21 have been sent to JKSSB, and 225 are under review for revival/concurrence.
The agency report reveals that there are 11 senior consultants and 131 consultant positions lying vacant in all hospitals of the Directorate of Health Services, Jammu. In the Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir, the number of consultant posts lying vacant includes 42 in district hospitals and 84 in sub-district hospitals. Three hundred thirty-seven posts of medical officers are lying vacant in hospitals of DHSJ while 254 posts of medical officers are lying vacant in DHSK.
Details, as prrvthe KNO report, also reveal that 67 posts of dental surgeons are lying vacant at DHSJ while 26 posts of dental surgeons are lying vacant at DHSK. It also reveals that 997 posts of paramedics are lying vacant in district hospitals, sub-district hospitals, and primary health centres of DHSJ, while 1,447 posts of paramedics are lying vacant in DHSK. (STC)