Posthumous ‘transfer’ for Odisha doctor | India News
Dr Smruti Ranjan Samal, an Odisha govt doctor who died over two months ago, figures on a list of medicos promoted and transferred by the state amid a reported cholera outbreak, reports Malay Ray. Rourkela’s Samal (46) died at a hospital on April 6. Chief district medical officer Guru Mahanta said Samal’s demise was communicated to the health dept but the letter may have been overlooked. The apparent goof-up occurred in an order issued Thursday by commissioner-cum-secretary of health dept. Samal was block public health officer of a community health centre in Sundargarh. He was promoted as additional public health officer (TB) and shifted to Sundargarh district hospital.
