The Odisha government approved the creation of 2,000 new Leave Training Reserve Medical Officers (LTRMO) positions on Saturday to fill doctor vacancies in the state.
“I am directed to convey the Governor’s sanction for the creation of 2,000 posts of LTRMO in the rank of Group-A (Junior Branch) of Odisha Medical and Health Services (OMHS) Cadre in the scale of pay of level-12 of Pay Matrix of ORSP Rules, 2017 for the peripheral Health Institutions of the State to provide adequate health service to the people of the State,” according to a letter from Shalini Pandit, Commissioner-cum-Secretary.
According to the letter, up to 50 LTRMO positions have been sanctioned for each of the 30 District Headquarter Hospitals of Angul, Balangir, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Boudh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Deogarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Kendrapara, Keonjhar,