Shimla, Dec. 3 -- In a significant relief to hundreds of Community Health Officers (CHOs) serving in Community Health Centres (CHCs) and other health institutions across Himachal Pradesh, the State Government has assured the High Court that existing ad-hoc employees will not be replaced by another set of outsourced staff.
The single bench of justice Sandeep Sharma dismissed the petition of All India Association of Community Health Officers & others after the State government had categorically stated before this Court that 627 CHOs already working in the State should not be replaced until regular appointment by the State Government is made or till the continuation of National Health Mission by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Gove...