A Tribal Medical Association delegation, led by Mandar MLA Bandhu Tirkey met Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday and complained on not following the reservation process and appointment rules in the recruitment of posts including nurses, OT assistants and ward attendants in RIMS. On this, the CM directed Dr. Dinesh Kumar Singh, Director, RIMS to postpone the ongoing recruitment process for the posts of Nurse, Lab Technician, OT Assistant, Ward Attendant and other posts at RIMS in Ranchi till further orders with immediate effect. The Chief Minister has asked the Principal Secretary, Health Department to examine and review the facts of the whole case at his level.

The CM said that a high-level meeting has been called on February 10 to review the matter.

 In this meeting, the Health Minister, the Chief Secretary, the Health Secretary and the Director of RIMS will be present.

The Tribal Medical Association delegation said that the appointments in RIMS are being published by reducing the seats which are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.

It was complained that in an advertisement for the 362 posts of Grade A nurse, the posts for the Scheduled

Tribes were not reserved and only 16 posts in the 119 posts of ward attendants were reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.

 It was also complained that 10 Scheduled Tribe candidates had applied for OT Assistant, but based on experience, only one candidate was called for interview.

 The association appealed the Chief Minister to cancel all these recruitment procedures and conduct an inquiry with an impartial agency and take appropriate action against the culprits.