Jammu, December 03 (Scoop News) – State BJP J&K has extended support to young unemployed Physiotherapists who are sitting on dharna in front of Divisional Commissioner Office for the last 12 days raising very genuine demands of absorption of unemployed Physiotherapists as Medical Officers in the government medical faculties, separate State Physiotherapists Council, re-opening of Government Physiotherapists College for professional BPT course, Physiotherapist departments for patient’s treatment and Physiotherapist students training, says BJP State Spokesperson Dr. Nirmal Kamal. These young unemployed Physiotherapists are on the road to demand these facilities which if provided not only upgrade the health institutions in the state but also create employment avenues about what Omar Abdullah is much worried about.
Recalling the Central Government’s decision to upgrade health facility and much hyped advertisement of availiabity of upgraded medical and health facilities in the state hospitals prove hollow claim as all the State Government Hospitals lack the Physiotherapy provisions. The strike by these unemployed Physiotherapists is a clear evidence that the Central Government and the State Government do not mean what they advertise. There exist more than 100 Physiotherapy clinics in the private sector in the State but the callousness of Health Ministry is confirmed by the fact that these striking Physiotherapists are running from pillar to post for inclusion of various sections of Physiotherapy as one of the important segment of Medical facility. According to this striking youth they have contacted every one who happens to be anybody and who matters but they could not meet any success. The Chief Minister of the State Omar Abdullah, more than six months back had assured them some action and similarly Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather had also given the assurance. The Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and State Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma and Minister for Medical Education R.S. Chib, too, assured them some positive action but this proved only the cosmetic service and till today, nothing is done in this direction. In the past, veteran Congress leader Mangat Ram Sharma was Health Minister, had also given verbal assurance to equip State Government Medical Faculty with 206 vacancies but all proved hollow assurances and present government is also following the same course. Just yesterday while answering the press, Sham Lal Sharma Health Minister categorically refused any respite to these agitating Physiotherapists and commented that the State Government is already over burdened with more than 10,000 crores as salary to the state employees and also admitted that state revenue is only Rs. 32000 crores. Therefore, it is impossible to fulfill the demands of these Physiotherapists sitting on dharna. Though Sham Lal was quite truthful in admitting State’s poor financial condition but denying employment opportunity to the technical hands in medical sector cannot be appreciated. Perhaps Sham Lal Sharma is not aware that in all the government hospitals and in medical faculties Physiotherapy, is very important segment. It is only in this State of J&K that this facility is being denied on the pretext that the State lacks adequate finance while it has enough finance to rehabilitate the terrorist, says Dr. Nirmal Kamal. The State Government should not misguide the unemployment youth by giving falls assurances but fulfill the aspiration of this unemployed segment and upgrade health sector sincerely.
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