New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved a proposal for the extension of services of 962 nursing staff, presently working at hospitals and medical institutions on a contractual basis, officials said on Saturday.

The Health Department and the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) have been directed to notify the vacant posts against which these contractual employees are hired and also conduct tests for regular appointments within a specific timeframe, the officials said.

Also Read | Manipur Violence: High Court Directs State Government To Partially Lift Ban on Internet.

The development comes after Saxena agreed with the proposal of the Department of Health and Family Welfare seeking an extension of services of contractual nursing employees for another one year with effect from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, the officials of Raj Niwas said.

The Health Department has to provide an Action Taken Report in this matter within three months for his perusal, the LG has said.

Also Read | Sharad Pawar on NCP Split, Says 'I Miscalculated, I Accept Full Responsibility and Seek Your Forgiveness'.

In a similar move, the LG recently approved the extension of services of 777 contractual para-medical employees and 476 part-time vocational teachers in the Health and Family Welfare Department and the Education Department of GNCTD respectively, the officials added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)