In a stern administrative move, six contractual doctors attached to the Balasaheb Thackeray Aapla Dawakhana and Urban Health Extension Centres in Beed district were terminated from service for habitual absenteeism and negligence in patient care on Tuesday. The unprecedented action has sent shockwaves through the district’s health department.

The dismissals followed a surge in complaints from citizens that doctors and staff at several centres were failing to report for duty, depriving patients, especially daily wage workers and underprivileged residents of essential medical services. Acting on these complaints, Jitin Rahman, the Chief Executive Officer of the Beed Zilla Parishad, directed the District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Ulhas Gandal to conduct surprise inspections across the city. Re

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