MOVE AIMED TO EFFECTIVELY COMBAT COVID-19 EMERGENCY SITUATION
Chandigarh, April 26: In a bid to effectively combat the Covid-19 emergency situation across the state, the Punjab Cabinet gave approval to allow the recruitment of 473 posts of staff nurses in Rajindra Hospital, Patiala and Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar attached with Government Medical Colleges of Patiala and Amritsar respectively by taking these posts out of the purview of Subordinate Service Selection Board to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot through written test on the basis of merit.
According to a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office, the basic pay of these newly recruited staff nurses would be Rs.29,200/- per month as already approved by the Finance Department.
Notably, these posts were created under the state government’s plan of restructuring to bring far more efficiency in the functioning of Medical Education & Research department.
