Ayurvedic Department, Punjab
Introduction
Ayurvedic Department came into existence in
the year 1948 with 106 Ayurvedic dispensaries and at present is servicing in the
state through a net work to 507 Ayurvedic dispensaries, 5 Ayurvedic Hospitals of
ten beded, 17 Ayurvedic Swasth Kendras situated in the mainly for flung rural
arrears. There is govt. central Ayurvedic pharmacy, Patiala which manufature
and supply the medicines to the State dispensaries and hospitals.
Administrative Structure
The staff position at Directorate Ayurvedic, in 14 Distt. Ay.
Officers, Swasth Kendras, Hospitals and Govt. Ay. Pharmacy & stores Pb. Patiala
and Ay. Dispensaries is as under:
|
Sr. No. |
Name of the post |
No. of Post sanctioned |
|
1. |
Director |
1 |
|
2. |
Joint
Director |
1 |
|
3. |
D.A.U.Os |
14 |
|
4. |
Sr.
Physician |
17 |
|
5. |
AMO/UMO |
536 |
|
6. |
Dispenser |
559 |
|
7. |
A.D.O. |
1 |
|
8. |
Supt.-1 |
1 |
|
9. |
P.A. |
1 |
|
10. |
Supt.II |
18 |
|
11. |
Section
Officer |
1 |
|
12. |
Jr.
Scale Stenographer |
2 |
|
13. |
Steno-typist |
18 |
|
14. |
Sr.Assitt. |
26 |
|
15. |
Clerk |
59 |
|
16. |
Auditor |
1 |
|
17. |
Driver |
2 |
|
18. |
Trained
Dai |
530 |
|
19. |
Staff
Nurse |
29 |
|
20. |
Class-IV |
310 |
|
|
Total |
2127 |
Under the Distt. level Plan scheme money is given to DAUOs through Dy.
Commissioners and the drugs and equipments are purchased at their level.
For
the progress of the Deptt. various schemes have been approved by the Govt. of
India under centrally sponsored scheme and 100.00 lacs has been sanctioned for
Drug Testing labs in the year 2005-06 by the G.O.I. and is under utilization.
At present
there are 570 Ay. manufacturing pharmacies in the state out of which 220 are
working under G.M.P. (Good Manufacturing Practice). |
