India News | UP: 2 Health Workers Suspended over Laxity in Duty

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Two health workers in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district were suspended for laxity in duty, officials said on Wednesday.

Ballia (UP), May 26 (PTI) Two health workers in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district were suspended for laxity in duty, officials said on Wednesday.

Chief Medical Officer Rajendra Prasad visited Dubharh community health centre on Tuesday evening and inspected the attendance register, labour room, vaccine store and medicine store.

He found that although there were signatures of officials and staff on the attendance register but most of them were not present at the facility, an official statement said.

On inquiring about this matter from superintendent Shailesh, the CMO was told that some staff members would sign the register and then leave.

Ward boy Manoj and sweeper Vinod Rawat were suspended in this matter, the statement said.

(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)

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