Chhattisgarh government had decided to outsource doctors, teachers and para-medical staff to work in the pockets that had been infested with the activities of the Naxalites.
Being located in the inaccessible terrains coupled with the terror of the red army, doctors and teachers had been avoiding to work. Most of the state-run health centres and schools located in the interior areas of Bastar and Sarguja, both Naxal-affected divisions, had been facing the dearth of staff.
The state government had issued advertisement for filling the posts on number of occasions, but failed to get any response. Even the doctors were offered special packages for working in the insurgency-hit areas. Following the dearth of staff, the state government had been failing to provide proper health care and education to the people in both the regions.
"Now, the state government had decided to outsource the posts in both Sarguja and Bastar region," a state government spokesperson said. The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal moved in this connection, he said, adding that the details of executing the proposal would be worked out soon.
The posts that the state government had been willing to outsource include doctors, teachers and para-medical staff.
The officials said the new system of outsourcing would help to get specialised doctors and subject teachers that were required for the interior areas. Though the authorities had been managing medical practitioners and teachers, but they are not expert on the issue.
