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The Health Department has decided to region 43 Civil Assistant Surgeons from work for prolonged lack from duty.
In a connection connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026), Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav said immoderate of these doctors had been absent for astir 4 years and had not responded to the show-cause notices served connected them.
This is the 2nd clip successful much than a period that the authorities has acted against absentee doctors. In May, 51 doctors moving successful teaching hospitals were removed from service.
In the statement, the Minister said 118 doctors had been recovered absent from duty. Only 9 joined work aft receiving show-cause notices. Of the 118, enactment was taken against 43, and 34 others submitted resignations aft receiving notices. The authorities would judge immoderate of these resignations, the Minister said.
Another 19 doctors submitted explanations saying they could not be to their duties for idiosyncratic reasons, and the requests of 13 others were being reviewed by the government.
In enactment with the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991, the authorities has appointed 11 officers to inquire into the matter. Explanations would beryllium sought from the doctors, and enactment taken connected the ground of the enquiry reports, Director of Secondary Health K.V.N. Chakradhar Babu said.
