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Rogi Kalyan Samiti to explore hiring of doctors, nurses through govt agency
Rogi Kalyan Samiti (RKS) decided in its Friday meeting to explore hiring for Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16 (GMSH-16) through the government agency SPIC to improve transparency in outsourced hiring. The decision deferred current hiring approvals and followed concerns over GeM-based hiring irregularities raised by MP Manish Tewari. The next meeting is scheduled for June 10, 2026, with additional notes on hospital operations and funding considerations.
Why It Matters
The move aims to increase transparency in staffing for a major hospital and ensure timely, quality care for residents, while addressing concerns about irregularities in existing hiring processes.
Timeline
6 Events
Dispensaries review and drug addiction concern raised
May 9, 2026
Tewari took stock of the functioning of dispensaries and expressed concern about the growing menace of drug addiction.
Call for immediate medical care emphasized
May 9, 2026
Tewari stressed that the hospital should provide immediate primary, secondary and tertiary care to Chandigarh residents accessing the facilities for emergencies or treatment of critical ailments.
GMSH-16 emergency footfall data shared
May 9, 2026
Data presented in the meeting show the hospital handles over 20,000 patient footfalls monthly in its emergency department, with peaks up to 24,000.
Next RKS meeting scheduled
May 9, 2026
The next meeting of Rogi Kalyan Samiti is scheduled for June 10, 2026.
Tewari flags irregularities in GeM hiring and directs next steps
May 8, 2026
UT MP Manish Tewari raised concerns about irregularities in GeM-based hiring in Chandigarh, noting that applicants have been charged money for jobs. He asked deputy commissioner Nishank Kumar Yadav to explore contract and outsourced hiring via a government agency so that employment exchanges can be made with them.
RKS fifth governing body meeting decides to explore SPIC-based hiring
May 8, 2026
In its fifth governing body meeting chaired by UT MP Manish Tewari, Rogi Kalyan Samiti decided to explore hiring for Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16 (GMSH-16) via the government agency SPIC, with the aim of transparency in contractual and outsourced hiring. The meeting also noted that current hiring is conducted by the health department via GeM and that hiring has been deferred.