Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved creation of 5,000 posts of Leave Training Reserve Medical Officers (LTRMO) to provide adequate health service in the state, grappling with the shortage of physicians.
“I am directed to convey the sanction of Governor for the creation of 5000 (Five thousand) posts of LTRMO in the rank of Group-A (Junior Branch) of Odisha Medical and Health Services (OMHS) Cadre in the scale of pay of level-12 of Pay Matrix of ORSP Rules, 2017, for the peripheral Health Institutions of the State to provide adequate health service to the people of the State,” a letter from State Health Secretary to Principal Accountant General read.
The sanctioned strength of doctors in the state has now increased to 15,774.
The Odisha Public Service Commission will fill these posts. The medical officers will be posted at district headquarters hospitals (DHH), sub-divisional hospitals, community health centres (CHC), urban community health centres, Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH).
The highest 65 posts have been created in Ganjam DHH followed by 64 in Mayurbhanj, 45 each in Sundargarh and RGH and 35 in Capital Hospital, besides 20 each in six DDHs and 15 each in the remaining 21 DDHs. While each of the 32 sub-divisional hospitals will have 15 more doctors, each of the 375 CHCs will have 10 more doctors.
