Bihar government to hire 2,580 MBBS graduates in rural areas

PATNA: The state cabinet cleared 13 government proposals including, the compulsory appointment of new MBBS graduates from nine government medical colleges in rural areas on contractual terms.
The proposal moved by the state health department plans to create 2,580 posts for the compulsory deployment of the new MBBS graduates. The cabinet also cleared another major health department proposal to release Rs 1,000 crore to support the free vaccination programme against Covid-19 run by the state government.
Further, the cabinet sanctioned an education department proposal to utilise Rs 5,500 crore from the state’s share to the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), as the Centre's share is yet to come. The cabinet also sanctioned the release of Rs 1,716 crore from its share to make the payment to around 2.75 lakh teachers engaged under the SSA.
The cabinet sanctioned the government’s proposal to allocate Rs 9,999 crore among local urban bodies per their population and area. Overall, the state government has received Rs 1,590 crore from the Centre for expenditure in cities with more than 10 lakh population under the Million Plus Challenge Fund (MPCF) scheme. Another chunk of Rs 8,309 crore has been received under the non-MPCF scheme.
Further, the cabinet also cleared the government’s proposal to assist Rs 592.40 crore to the urban local bodies in expectation of the fund allotment recommended by the sixth state finance commission.
The cabinet sanctioned an expected expenditure of Rs 117 crore for the free distribution of food grain among the ration card holding families, and under the Antyodaya scheme for May. The distribution will be done through PDS shops under the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana.
Later, state education minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary thanked chief minister Nitish Kumar for expediting the release of Rs 1,716 crore through the state cabinet for payment of salaries to more than 2.75 lakh teachers of the state.
Chaudhary pointed out that teachers working under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan are paid from grants released both by the central and state governments. But owing to the non-receipt of the matching share from the Centre during the second wave of the Covid pandemic, the teachers were not getting their salaries.
The CM has taken note of the problems faced by teachers due to non-payment of their salaries and ordered has the release of the necessary funds from the Consolidated Fund of the state government. Consequently, teachers would now get immediate payment of arrears of their salaries for two months. It would be ensured that the payment is made before Eid.
The minister said the government is sensitive to the problems of teachers and, they must also remain sensitive to the problems of students and extend their whole-hearted support in improving the quality of education.