The Ministry of Defence has issued an order to the Directorate General Armed Forces Medical Services (DG AFMS) for recruitment of former Army Medical Corps (AMC)/Short Service Commission (SSC) medical officers, stated a release issued by PIB (Defence Wing).
Under the ‘Tour of Duty’ scheme, 400 former AMC/SSC medical officers, released between 2017 and 2021, are expected to be recruited on contract basis for a maximum period of 11 months, it stated.
The order dated May 8 states that fixed monthly lump sum amount will be admissible by deducting the basic pension from the salary drawn at the time of retirement plus specialist pay wherever applicable. The amount would remain unchanged for the term of the contract and no other allowances would be paid, it stated. The medical officers to be recruited are required to be medically fit as per civilian standards, it added.
It may be recalled that the Ministry of Defence has taken several steps to mobilise additional manpower to assist the civil administration to tide over the current COVID-19 situation, it stated. The AFMS has already deployed additional doctors, including specialists, super specialists and paramedics, at various hospitals, while Short Service Commissioned doctors of AFMS have been granted extension till December 31 2021 which has augmented the strength by 238 more doctors, the release stated. Medical professionals, recently retired from AFMS, have also been redeployed to further bolster the work force of health professionals.
In addition, former defence doctors have been roped in to provide online free consultation on e-Sanjeevani OPD to all citizens of the country. The service can be availed on the website https://esanjeevaniopd.in/, it stated.
