Srinagar: Despite repeated claims by the BJP-led Indian government of unprecedented development in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) following the revocation of Article 370, the healthcare sector in the Kashmir Valley continues to face a severe manpower crisis, with 802 doctor posts lying vacant.
According to Kashmir24, the figures were disclosed in the IIOJK Legislative Assembly by the Omar Abdullah-led administration in response to queries by legislators.
Tthe Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department, in a written reply to legislator Ranbir Singh Pathania, revealed that the vacancies include 24 senior consultants, 253 consultants, 458 medical officers and 67 dental surgeons. A significant number of consultant positions are lying vacant across peripheral hospitals in the Kashmir division, severely affecting specialized healthcare services at district and sub-district levels.