Keeping in mind the Sustainable Development Goal: SDG 3 Good Health and Well-Being set down by NITI Ayog, the Public Health Department (PHD) has issued order for evaluation of medicos working under its establishment. The medical staff working with the offices of District Civil Surgeon, District Health Officer and Medical Health Officer would be evaluated as to their service performance. The move is aimed at achieving the goals as to SDG and focus on quality health care to citizens and curbing mother-children fatalities. The Department has decided to go for KPI Based Evaluation of senior medicos posted at District and tehsil levels. Later, the ranking would help decide the field posting of medical officers.

 

The evaluation committee includes Commissioner, Health Services and Mission Director, National Health Mission who will be the head the panel. Commissioner, City Health will be Joint President while Director, Health Services; Additional Director and Deputy Director; Executive Director, State Health System Health Resource System, Pune; Expert in Quality Assurance-Health Management will be members. The panel will also have experts nominated by State Government and Public Health Department, while Additional Secretary/Deputy Secretary would function as Member Secretary.

 

The posts listed in District Civil Surgeon include Additional District Civil Surgeon, Medical Superintendent, Medical Officer (Hospital Training Centre), and Assistant Director, Health Services (Medical). As to establishment of District Health Officer, the officers serving as Additional District Health Officer, Assistant District Health Officer, District Mother Child Nurturing and Upbringing, District TB Officer, Assistant Director, Health Services (Leprosy), Resident Medical Officer (External Contact), Assistant Director, Health Officer (Malaria), Assistant Director, Health Services (Bureau), Principal, Health and Family Planning Training Centre, Epidemiologist, Medical Officer, (Municipal Corporation), Senior Scientific Officer, Senior Dean, Health and Family Planning Training Centre and Medical Health Officer (Municipal Corporation). PHD has laid down guidelines for KPI, wherein it is directed to take into performance of last three years. The entries in service book, as to any adverse entry, disciplinary action, departmental proceeding if any would be taken into account while carry out the evaluation. The performance would be adjudged on 100 marks basis and weightage can be changed through orders. Also, the performance would be ranked as A-70 plus marks, B-50 to 70 marks, C-30 to 49.99 marks, D-30 or below marks. Those officers securing A grade would be preferred for posting or appointment to specific posts followed by those in B category while for C&D listed medical officers would be graded in Performance Improvement Plan. It is also made clear that apart from the score in KPI evaluation, the individual Medical Officers seniority, qualification, available posts, reservation roster, administrative necessity, cadre rules, transfer rules, and other statutory rules issued by Government would also be taken into consideration.