100 doctors stand dismissed

GURDASPUR, Oct 4: As many as 100 doctors have been dismissed from service and notices recommending sack of another 250 doctors sent to Punjab Public Service Commission PPSC on the charges of dereliction of their duties.

Stating this here yesterday, Minister of State for Health Hari Singh Zeera said the action had been taken against these doctors because they were found derelict in their duties during 50 raids he conducted in the government hospitals in Punjab to ensure their presence on duty.

He said when he made an unannounced visit to the hospital here at around 1.45 p.m., he found all the staff present. The minister, however, expressed his unhappiness over the state of hygiene in the hospital.