-Recruitment to be conducted in phased manner over two years
Chandigarh, 20 November
In a major boost to alternative healthcare services in Punjab, Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema announced that the Finance Department has cleared the revival and filling of 115 long-vacant posts in the Directorate of Homeopathy.
Break-up of Approved Posts:
- Homeopathic Medical Officer (HMO): 42 posts
- Homeopathic Dispenser: 72 posts
- Clerk: 1 post
The recruitment drive will be carried out in a phased manner over the next two years, the Minister stated in an official communiqué.
Cheema, who also chairs the Cabinet Sub-Committee on employees’ issues, revealed that the decision followed detailed discussions with the Homeopathic Medical Officers Association. The department had been functioning with severe staff shortages — operating the Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital and numerous dispensaries at full capacity with only 22 permanent posts filled so far.
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“This approval is a firm commitment of the Punjab Government under Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to strengthen public healthcare infrastructure, expand homeopathic services across the state, and generate meaningful employment opportunities,” the Finance Minister added.
