20 December,2025 06:44 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The decision also aims to immediately fill senior-level vacancies. Pic/Special Arrangement
To improve healthcare services in tribal, remote and rural areas of Maharashtra, the state Health Minister has approved the promotion of 190 medical officers through a transparent counselling process, officials said on Saturday.
The promoted doctors were working in Group âB' posts under the Public Health Department and have now been elevated to vacant Group âA' posts.
The decision aims to immediately fill senior-level vacancies and improve the functioning of primary health centres and government hospitals across the state.
The Health Department carried out the promotions through a transparent counselling process, taking into account the preference order of the medical officers. As a result, vacant posts under the promotion quota have been filled without delay, officials said.
They said that this will help make healthcare delivery more effective, especially in tribal, remote and rural regions, where access to quality medical services remains a challenge.
Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar said the decision would boost the morale of doctors who had been waiting for promotions for a long time. He expressed confidence that the move would have a positive impact on medical services across the state, an official statement said.
The promoted officers belong to the Maharashtra Medical and Health Services, Group âB' (pay scale S-16: Rs 44,900-Rs 1,42,400) and have been given temporary promotion to Group âA' posts (pay scale S-20: Rs 56,100-Rs 1,77,500), it said.
A government resolution regarding the promotions has been issued, and the officers have been instructed to report immediately to their new postings, subject to the terms and conditions mentioned in the order, the statement further said.
The decision is being seen as an important administrative step to strengthen healthcare services in remote, tribal and Naxal-affected areas of the state, it said.
An official statement said that the counselling process was conducted under the guidance of Health Secretary Dr Nipun Vinayak, Secretary E Ravindran, Commissioner Dr Kadambari Balkawade, Deputy Secretary D N Kendre, Health Director Dr Nitin Ambadekar, Under Secretary Vasant Gaikwad, Joint Director Rajendra Bhalerao, and Chief Administrative Officer Smita Karegaonkar.
