Nagaland: Govt asks NHM employees to withdraw resignations or face no future employment

National Health Mission, Government of Nagaland has served notices to all those employees of the Mission, who have submitted resignation on or after March 23, 2020, to withdraw their applications under humanitarian consideration and resumed services in their respective posting place within 7 days, failing which the resignation letters would be treated as their expressive commitment not to serve the people and the Department at large.

A notification issued by Dr Vizolie Z Suokhrie, Principal Director, Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland stated that a summary honourable discharge Certificate would be served in place of resignation acceptance order forfeiting their right to any further employments in future in the NHM/NSACS/NHP, as well as in Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Nagaland and Government undertaking units in the near future.

The notification was issued observing that some of the employees of the Mission whose services are much needed by the people and are engaged in the frontline team towards the management of the present pandemic Covid-19 in Nagaland were found to have submitted resignation letter from service without genuine reasons.

Accordingly, the Department notified to all concerned employees serving in the Department of Health & Family Welfare in Nagaland including NHM/NSACS/NHP that the present pandemic is unprecedented and the services of Medical Professionals are in high demand, however, in view of the shortage of manpower at present, the State Government has solicited the services of retired Medical professionals and many of them have come forward and offered their services voluntarily.

Also read: Nagaland: COVID-19 cases rise to 107 as state detects 13 new patients

Meanwhile, cases in Nagaland are increasing. 13 persons have been tested positive for coronavirus in Nagaland taking the state total to 107. All the patients have returned from Chennai. So far, in the last 24 hours out of 252 samples tested.

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