NEIGRIHMS urges stakeholders to wait for Centre’s response on demands
Shillong, May 2: The North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) has clarified that it had already proposed to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with a strong recommendation for implementing 80:20 female-to-male ratio in nursing recruitment, a key demand raised by pressure groups.
It also mentioned that the 80:20 ratio aligns with the precedent followed by premier institutions like AIIMS and PGIMER, something the protesting groups had pointed as well.
“This step has been taken after careful consideration of gender balance in the healthcare workforce and response to representations received from various stakeholders,” the NEIGRIHMS said in a statement.
It also said all letters, representations, and communications from various local organizations, MP, and state minister have been forwarded to the Ministry for review and necessary action.
The representations include demands related to local reservation criteria, an increase in age limits, conduct of the recruitment examination by NEIGRIHMS itself, and holding the examination in OMR format.
Stating that some the decisions fall within the purview of the Ministry and not delegated to NEIGRIHMS itself, the statement said, “We await further guidance and approval from the Ministry on the above matters.”
The NEIGRIHMS also clarified that male Nursing Officers, who joined the institute through last NORCET recruitment, were not selected due to being lower in merit or as “leftover” candidates.
“On the contrary, several of them had higher ranks but were allocated to NEIGRIHMS due to the 80:20 female-to-male recruitment ratio being enforced at AIIMS institutions,” it said.
As a result, female candidates with lower ranks were selected for AIIMS, while higher-ranking male candidates were posted to NEIGRIHMS under the central allocation mechanism, it added.
Asserting that NEIGRIHMS remains committed to transparency, fairness, and adherence to government norms in all its recruitment processes, the statement said, “We urge all stakeholders to await official communication from the Ministry and to refrain from actions that may disrupt institutional functioning.”
