MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES TO GET MAJOR BOOST WITH RECRUITMENT OF 558 ANMs
 
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, September 24:
The Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday achieved another milestone by giving 45560 government jobs in merely 30 months of its tenure thereby enlightening the lives of the youth.
Handing over the appointment letters to as many as 586 new candidates in the Health and Family Welfare Department on the behalf of CM Bhagwant Singh Mann at Tagore Theatre here, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh described it as a historical juncture that will transform the destiny of youth. He said that this event reflects the commitment of the state government to ensure the well being of youth and opening new avenues of employment for them.
The new recruits included 558 Multipurpose Health Workers (Female) or Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs), 14 Ophthalmic Officers, six Medical Laboratory Technicians Grade-2, three Stenographers and five Ward Attendants (on compassionate grounds).