Himachal to be relived from the shortage of doctors
Himachal Pradesh government has deployed 200 new medical officers in medical colleges and hospitals in the state. As the government has issued their appointments and ordered them to join their duties asap. Every district has been allotted doctors according to the number of patients. It is expected that their deployment will largely relieve the shortage of specialists in the state and provide better treatment opportunities to the people. District Kangra has received the highest 41 doctors, where CM's home district received the second highest 33 doctors. The number of doctors allotted to other districts are : Shimla 24, Sirmaur 25, Chamba 19, Solan 17, Una 10, Bilaspur 9, Hamirpur 7, Kullu 7, Kinnaur and Lahaul Spiti 4.
These doctors have also been deployed in IGMC Shimla, Tanda and Nahan medical colleges. Health Minister Vipin Singh Parmar has also talked about the deployment of 200 doctors in the Dhramshala winter session. As per the information received from the health department, one doctor is being deployed in every health care centre and 5 or 6 doctors in every community health care centre so that the patients do not have to come to the medical colleges for treatment. Additional Chief Secretary of health R.D Dhiman said that their deployment has cleared the large number of shortage of doctors in the state. "New doctors have been given to every district. The shortage of doctors has been met. Para medical staff is also being filled up at the health institutes. The doctors will have to join where they have been deployed" says Vipin Singh Parmar, Health Minister.