Hyderabad: There is no sanctioned post of chief medical officer in the prison hospitals in the state, according to the latest Comptroller Auditor General of India report.
The shortfall was noticed in the cadre of assistant civil surgeons (24 per cent), lab technicians (50 per cent), nursing assistants (38 per cent) and pharmacists (38 per cent). It was also observed that a gynaecologist has not been provided in the prisons for women.
Scrutiny of manpower requirements in 12 prisons, including three central prisons, seven district jails, one women prison and one prisoners’ agricultural colony revealed shortages in key posts.
The audit observed that although the model prison manual (MPM) provides for chief medical officers in all the prison hospitals, there was no such sanctioned post in any of these hospitals in the state.
The MPM also provides for at least one gynaecologist in every women prison. However, such a service was not provided. The director general of…