Two doctors are suspended today for being absent from duty unauthorisedly by Assam Government. One of the doctor is resident surgeon Dr. Jayanta Das of Gauhati Medicla College and other is Asstt. Prof. of Dermetology of Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh.
Dr. Das has applied for a 3 year leave on 1st March 2000 to join in a private hospital in Bangaluru. But State Govt. denied his leave application. Still he left for Bangaluru to join the private hospital. Dr. Das has earlier signed a bond with State Govt. worth rupees fifty thousand to join a three year course in Master of Cardiology in Shreechitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Service and Technology from 1995 to 1998. According to the bond he has to work atleast 3 years for teh State Govt, but he left without completing 3 years. But neither he joined duty at GMCH nor he returned rupees fifty thousand.
On the other hand Dermatologist Dr. Barua took five days leave on 27 Sept' 2004 and did not join duty on 2 Oct 2004. Govt instructed her to join duty by 29 Nov 2004, but Dr. Baruah did not join duty and applied for extension of her leave till 1st Jan 2005 and State Govt. denied further leave. Govt. initiated departmental enquiry and served show cause notice to Dr. Baruah, but not satisfied with the reasons showed the State Govt. dismissed her from service for being negligent towards duty and unauthourised absense.
