H&ME Dept forms task force for public health management cadre in J&K
Srinagar, Dec 05 (KNO): The Health and Medical Education Department has constituted a task force for the establishment of a Public Health Management Cadre in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to an official order, available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Administrative Secretary of the H&ME Department will serve as the chairperson of the committee.
The committee will include key members such as the Mission Director of the National Health Mission (NHM) J&K as Member Secretary, Director Coordination of New Medical Colleges, Directors of Health Services in Kashmir and Jammu, and the Director of AYUSH, J&K. Notably, Public Health Expert Dr Himanshu Bhushan will serve as the Ex-officio member of the task force.
The specified terms of reference for the task force are to develop a comprehensive strategy aligning the positions of the existing health workforce (regular/contractual) in the UT with those specified in the PHMC guidance note and to ensure the implementation of appropriate career progression measures for all health workers, encompassing time-bound promotions, assured promotions, and ACP (Assured Career Progression) schemes.
The task force is also mandated to formulate a plan to facilitate career mobility and create provisions for the exchange of personnel between different services within the cadre. It has to establish and maintain a centralised repository of data related to the recruitment mechanism, sanctioned positions, workforce distribution, vacancies in different cadres, pay grades, and promotion criteria. h&me
It is also tasked with developing comprehensive HR and training policies, along with a roadmap for providing public health training to in-service candidates, the order states—(KNO)
