J-K LG orders appointment of 200 nursing orderlies

 Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday ordered immediate appointment of 200 nursing orderlies in the union territory after noticing shortage of staff in isolation wards during a visit to a hospital here.

The two regions of the UT -- Jammu as well as Kashmir -- would each get 100 of these nursing orderlies, an official spokesperson said.

"Hon LG visits SMHS hospital; reviews COVID situation. On noticing shortage of ward staff in isolation wards, directs immediate appointment, on short term basis, of 200 nursing orderlies (100 each for Kashmir and Jammu) to attend to COVID patients in isolation," the spokesperson tweeted.