Srinagar: The SAC which met today under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik has approved Time Bound Promotion scheme for Homeopathic Medical Officers on the pattern of Allopathic and Ayurvedic/Unani doctors.
It is noteworthy to mention that the Time Bound Promotion scheme is available to Allopathic/Ayurvedic and ISM doctors. The cadre of Homeopathic Medical Officers has been created in 2006 with creation of 30 posts of Medical Officers, two posts in each District Hospital and one post each for Government Medical College, Srinagar/Jammu.
Proposal of the Health & Medical Education Department for introduction of Time Bound Promotion Scheme for the Medical Officers of Homeopathy in the Department of Indian System of Medicines is on the analogy of Medical Officers, Ayurveda/Unani.
With the extension of Time Bound Promotion to the Medical Officers of Homeopathy, 16 Medical Officers recruited in 2007 will be entitled to first time bound promotion notionally w.e.f. 01.01.2019 and regularly from 01.04.2019. The time bound promotion will be purely a monetary incentive without any linkage to the seniority.
