Constitution of Medical Services Recruitment Board
The Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 1, Health and Family Welfare (C2), dated 2nd January 2012, constituting the Medical Services Recruitment Board for direct recruitment under the department. The measure centralises recruitment to help fill medical, paramedical, non-medical and other service posts more quickly, and it does not concern land ownership, development or property transactions.
What the document does
The Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 1, Health and Family Welfare (C2), dated 2nd January 2012, creates the Medical Services Recruitment Board. The board is intended to centralise direct recruitment for the department and speed up appointments to essential health services.
The department recorded that vacancies had remained open because recruitment was being handled through different methods. It stated that delays affected the public, particularly poor patients seeking treatment at government hospitals.
Who it affects
The Medical Services Recruitment Board principally affects candidates seeking direct recruitment to posts controlled by the Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department. It also affects the department's directorates, heads of departments and appointing authorities involved in recruitment.
The order identifies more than 250 categories of posts outside the purview of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, with an approximate sanctioned strength of 54,000. Existing recruitment methods described in the order included recruitment through the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Employment Exchanges and individual appointing authorities.
Property buyers and owners are not directly affected. The notification does not declare, acquire, regulate or change the use of any land.
Key provisions
The Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department specifies that:
- The new body is named the Medical Services Recruitment Board.
- The board has a Chairman in the cadre of Additional Secretary to Government. One Indian Administrative Service cadre post in the department is to perform the Chairman's duties.
- The board has a Member in the cadre of Joint Director.
- A Member Secretary is provided in the cadre of District Revenue Officer.
- Supporting staff are also provided, although the supplied text does not contain the complete staffing table.
- One District Revenue Officer cadre post is created for the board.
- The Director of Medical and Rural Health Services must identify posts of equal monetary value for matching surrender against specified posts.
- A sum of Rs. 5,85,500 is sanctioned for non-recurring infrastructure expenditure, including computers, printers, a fax machine, a photocopying machine and telephones.
The order explains that Assistant Surgeons were then recruited through the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, while certain paramedical and basic service categories were recruited through Employment Exchanges using the applicable reservation process.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect my land or property in Tamil Nadu?
No. G.O. Ms. No. 1, Health and Family Welfare (C2), dated 2nd January 2012, concerns recruitment under the Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department and contains no land or property provision.
Why was the Medical Services Recruitment Board created?
The Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department created it to centralise direct recruitment and fill health service vacancies more quickly. The department stated that prolonged vacancies affected patients using government hospitals.
Which posts may be relevant to the Medical Services Recruitment Board?
The order refers to medical, paramedical, non-medical and basic service categories under the Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department. It also identifies more than 250 categories outside the purview of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.
Who leads the Medical Services Recruitment Board?
The board has a Chairman in the cadre of Additional Secretary to Government, a Member in the cadre of Joint Director and a Member Secretary in the cadre of District Revenue Officer.
