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Had written to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena multiple times regarding the scarcity of Doctors in government-operated hospitals but no action has been taken so far, claims Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday, during a press conference.

Bharadwaj underscored that the recruitment of doctors and technicians is within the Lieutenant Governor's purview, highlighting the LG's responsibility in addressing the shortage.

"I have written multiple times to him but there has been no action. I joined as health minister in March last year and wrote to him in April to fill 292 vacancies of doctors and 234 vacancies of specialists. I had suggested that since the recruitment through the UPSC is taking time, the doctors could be hired on a contractual basis," he said.

The minister said he again requested the LG on July 26 this year to recruit doctors, specialists, and paramedics on a contractual basis. He said even the high court had directed the services department to hire doctors on contract but no hiring has been done.