GMC Rajouri Enforces Sanctions Amidst Staff Absences During Conflict

The Government Medical College in Rajouri will withhold salaries for staff who were absent during the conflict between India and Pakistan. The absences, considered unauthorized, will affect faculty, consultants, and various staff. The hospital is crucial for the conflict-affected Pir Panjal region, where 20 out of 28 casualties occurred.

The Government Medical College (GMC) and Hospital in Rajouri is withholding salaries from several staff members who were absent during the recent armed conflict with Pakistan. This decision affects faculty, consultants, residents, staff nurses, and others who left during the escalation.

The absences, deemed unauthorized, will result in official entries in the employees' service records. The hospital, essential to the Pir Panjal region, particularly in Rajouri and Poonch districts, has been severely impacted by artillery and mortar shelling.

The conflict resulted in 28 deaths in Jammu and Kashmir, with Rajouri and Poonch districts suffering the most. Among the deceased was Rajouri's Additional District Development Commissioner, Raj Kumar Thappa, who died on May 10 when a shell struck his residence.