Warning from the Minister of Health against job fraud

Health Minister C. Damodar Rajanarasimha advised unemployed individuals not to trust people falsely claiming to provide jobs in the Health Ministry.

The Minister asked the public to be careful about intermediaries promising jobs and to report such people to the police. He also called on senior Health officials to share information about fraudsters with the Medical Recruitment Board.

More than 7,000 positions filled

He said more than 7,000 positions have been filled in the last 11 months through the Health and Healthcare Recruitment Board. Currently, the process is on for recruitment of 2,322 Nursing Officers, 732 Pharmacists (2nd Grade), 1,284 Laboratory Technicians, 435 Civilian Assistant Surgeons, 156 AYUSH Medical Officers, 45 Assistant Professors (MNJ) and 24 Food Inspectors.

He assured that additional notifications for more vacancies will be published in the future. All positions will be filled according to educational qualifications, written examinations and other established rules, and no room for compromise will be left in the recruitment process.

He warned that strict action would be taken against anyone found deceiving job seekers, and reiterated the government’s commitment to fair and transparent recruitment practices.