Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 28: Jammu Kashmir Medical Employees Federation (JKMEF) stressed upon the authority of concerned to remove pay anomaly of Ophthalmic Technicians and appealed create new posts in district and other hospitals under Health Department.
A general body meeting of Ophthalmic Technicians Association, Jammu Province was held today under the Chairmanship of Sushil Sudan, Provincial President JKMEF, Jammu. Addressing the members R.K Kotwal Provincial President JK Ophthalmic Technician Association impressed upon the authorities concerned to remove the pay anomaly of ophthalmic Technicians created vide Govt. Order No: HME 254 of Sept 1994. Besides creation of new posts of Junior Ophthalmic Technicians in all newly created PHC's as the number of Eye patients have increased many folds over the years due to which the existing concerned personal are under tremendous pressure of work load.
He further appealed to the government to create more posts of Senior Ophthalmic Technicians in all CHC's and creation of more posts of supervisor Ophthalmic Technician in all CHC's and District Hospitals. Sushil Sudan while addressing the meeting urged the authorities concerned to create more posts of Head Ophthalmic Technicians in all District Hospitals besides creation of new posts of Chief Ophthalmic Technicians at all District Hospitals of Erstwhile old Districts.
At the end of the meeting a general body election of the association was held under the supervision of Vinod Kumar Sharma, Secretary General JKMEF, Jammu. R.K Kotwal was unanimously nominated and elected as Provincial President of the Association for the 2nd term. RamRatan Sharma was elected as General Secretary, Jagdeep Khajuria as Senior Vice-President, Ram Krishan Sharma as Vice-President, Amjad Abaas and Jaswinder Singh as Organisers, Kanwar Singh as Publicity Secretary, Harikrishan as Joint Secretary, SM Khajuria as Advisor, Neeraj Deonia as Cashier and Kuldeep Kumar Sharma, Mohinder Singh Chandel, KK Gupta, Sat Pal and Jatinder Kumar, Sham Sundar as executive body members. |
