A.P. govt. removes 51 doctors from services for remaining absent from duties

Memos have been issued to 44 teaching staffers of medical colleges who have remained absent from their duties for less than a year, says Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav. | Photo Credit: File Photo

The Andhra Pradesh government have removed 51 doctors of teaching hospitals under the purview of the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) from services for remaining absent from duty for long, Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav said on Wednesday.

An official release issued by the Health Department said that the removed doctors included 41 Assistant Professors, eight Associate Professors and two tutors.

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