UDF alleges eligible local medicos being denied opportunity to compete on merit, seeks Nadda’s intervention
Srinagar : The United Doctors Front (UDF) Bharat, J&K Chapter, has sought the immediate intervention of Union Health Minister J P Nadda over the denial of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to eligible local doctors, preventing them from applying for faculty positions at the upcoming AIIMS Awantipora.
In a representation to Union Health Minister J P Nada the doctors’ body raised strong objections to the bureaucratic hurdles imposed by the Health Services and Health & Medical Education establishments in Jammu and Kashmir. Emphasizing that these experienced professionals are not seeking preferential treatment but merely a fair chance to compete on merit, the UDF warned that denying participation undermines transparency. “Preventing them from even applying, without providing clear and specific rule-based reasons, is a serious and unacceptable bureaucratic obstruction,” the organisation stated.
Highlighting the broader ramifications on the region’s healthcare system, the UDF cautioned that arbitrary restrictions risk dampening the workforce’s dedication and creating an unfair disadvantage for qualified local applicants against outside candidates. “If such exclusion continues, it will adversely affect the morale of J&K doctors and the local medical workforce,” the UDF warned, urging the Health Ministry to conduct an impartial review and enforce a rule-based recruitment process. As AIIMS Awantipora prepares to become a cornerstone for tertiary healthcare and specialist services in the Kashmir Valley, the doctors’ body urged the Ministry to remove non-transparent barriers and grant eligible doctors the NOCs required to apply.
