Archive · 19 Aug 2025
Odisha Announces Massive Healthcare Recruitment Drive
The government in Odisha is hiring a lot of new doctors and healthcare workers to help people.
They want to fill empty positions in hospitals, especially in the countryside and where it's hard to live.
They will also hire teachers for medical schools.
The government wants to make sure everyone can get good healthcare, so they will also offer extra benefits for doctors working in the more remote areas.
They also plan to make the hospitals better and add special centers to treat people who are seriously hurt.
Odisha to recruit 1,840 doctors and over 5,000 paramedical staff.
Recruitment aims to fill manpower gaps in government healthcare.
Chief Minister directed expediting recruitment of teaching staff.
Emphasis on equitable healthcare and incentives for remote areas.
Plans include infrastructure upgrades and integrated trauma care.
- Who
- Odisha government, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.
- What
- Large-scale recruitment in Odisha's Health and Family Welfare department.
- When
- Announced at a meeting on Monday.
- Where
- Odisha, particularly in rural and tribal areas.
- Why
- To strengthen healthcare delivery and fill manpower gaps.
- Doctors to be Recruited
- 1,840
- Paramedical Staff
- Over 5,000
- Department
- Health and Family Welfare
- Key Areas
- Rural and Tribal areas
- Focus
- Equitable healthcare, infrastructure upgrade
