Hiring manpower under NHM

Srinagar, Nov 25: Health and Medical Education Department J&K has constituted a committee for revisiting the selection criteria for hiring manpower under National Health Mission while a separate committee has been constituted to recommend members of an authority under National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professionals act, 2021.
“As decided in the Executive Committee meeting, sanction is hereby accorded for the constitution of the committee to revisit the selection criteria for hiring of manpower under National Health Mission,” reads the order.
As per the order, Mission Director, NHM, J&K will be Chairman of the committee while Director Finance, Health & Medical Education Department, Civil Secretariat, J&K, Director Health Services Jammu, Director (Coordination), New Govt. Medical Colleges, J&K- Member, Director AYUSH, J&K, Director Health Services, Kashmir and Managing Director, J&K MSCL will be members of the committee.
“In supersession to Government Order No. 627-JK(HME) of 2022 dated 31.08.2022, section is, hereby, accorded to the constitution of a Search Committee for inviting applications from the desirous/interested candidates for an authority at Union Territory level under National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021, reads the order.
As per the order, Principal, Government Medical College, Jammu will be chairperson of the committee, Principal, Government Medical College, Srinagar will be co-Chairman while Director Health Services, Jammu and Director, Health Services, Kashmir will be members of the committee and Director Coordination, new GMCs will be Convenor/Coordinator of the committee.
“The Search Committee shall invite applications strictly in accordance with the qualifications prescribed under National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021 and the Search Committee shall scrutinize the applications, so received, and submit its concrete recommendations to the Administrative Department within a period of 04 weeks from the date of issuance of this order,” the order reads further.