Govt extends joining time of 10 days for newly appointed Medical Officers

Jammu: Keeping in view the inclement weather condition in the state, the government has extended the joining time of the newly appointed Medical Officers by 10 days enabling them to reach their places of posting without facing any trouble.
The Governor, Satya Pal Malik, taking cognizance of the matter, immediately issued directions to Advisor K Vijay Kumar who is holding the charge of Health department to take necessary action in this regard to facilitate these Medical Officers by way of extending joining time to them.
Accordingly, Health & Medical Education Department Friday issued the order for the extension of joining time by a further period of 10 days i.e, upto 13/02/2019, in respect of candidates (appointees) who have been appointed/posted as Medical Officers vide Government Order No 49-HME of 2019 dated 14/01/2019.