Telangana: 26,000 apply for 6,000 posts in health department

HYDERABAD: A recruitment drive for filling up 6,000 posts for medical professionals across districts, has attracted a huge response despite the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. Nearly 26,000 applications have been received for the contractual jobs. The staff will be recruited as part of a ‘centralized pool’ of staff, including ayurvedic doctors and pharmacists apart from doctors, nurses and paramedics, who will be available to health department for recruitment anywhere in the state.
Seeing the overwhelming response, the last date for applications was extended from April 3 to April 6 by the state government. “Within the first few days itself, more than 6,000 applications were received and now it is touching 26,000,” said a source from state health department.
While the state health department has taken up the exercise on war-footing to fill up vacancies in view of the Covid-19 crisis, this is probably the first time the notification to allow posting of the staff recruited in the drive in any of the health facilities across the state. “This new notification issued directly by special secretary to state health department, will allow appointment of staff recruited anywhere required,” said the source.
The state has also attempted to attract in the large pool of retired professionals. .