With the Haryana Civil Medical Services (HCMS) Association calling for a complete shutdown of government health services across the state on Monday and Tuesday in protest against direct recruitment to the posts of senior medical officer (SMO), the district administrations in Nuh, Gurgaon and Faridabad have imposed strict prohibitory orders to prevent any disruption to emergency care.

The association is demanding that the 25% quota for direct recruitment to SMO posts be scrapped entirely, insisting that all such posts be filled only through promotion.

Doctors claim that the policy has led to severe career stagnation, with most medical officers getting just one promotion in their entire career. The strike call follows failed talks with the government, despite Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi

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