Government of Himachal Pradesh

HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

Order No.: 33890-14886/2019

File No.HFW-B(F)4-9/2017-II dated 27/02/2019

Notification/Office Order
In supersession of all previous notifications issued in this regard, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh is
pleased to notify PG/Super Speciality Policy for regulating admissions to various Post Graduation and Super
Specialty courses in Medical Education applicable in the State of Himachal Pradesh as under:
1. Short Title
This policy may be called the ‘Policy for regulating admissions to various Post Graduation and Super Specialty
courses in Medical Education applicable in the State of Himachal Pradesh’ in short ‘PG/Super Specialty Policy’.

2. Commencement
The policy shall come to effect from the date of notification.

3. Definition
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
3.1.1 ‘Autonomous Institutions’ shall mean AIIMS Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh and JIPMER Puducherry to which
admissions in Post Graduation are made on the basis of separate entrance examination and not NEET-PG.
3.1.2 ‘Direct candidate’ shall mean the doctor who is not claiming service benefits/ incentive benefit for pursuing
Post Graduation in the State through NEET-PG and shall include candidates of State Quota (Non-GDOs)/ All India
Quota.
3.1.3 ‘Director, Dental Health Services’ in short DDHS shall mean the Director, Dental Health Services, Himachal
Pradesh.
3.1.4 ‘Director, Health Services’ in short DHS shall mean the Director, Health Services, Himachal Pradesh.
3.1.5 ‘Director, Medical Education & Research’ in short DME shall mean the Director, Medical Education &
Research, Himachal Pradesh.
3.1.6 ‘Field posting’ shall mean the posting in various peripheral Health Institutions of the State including Primary
Health Centre, Community Health Centre, Civil Hospitals, District Hospitals, Zonal Hospitals and Regional
Hospitals. Teaching posts in Government Medical/ Dental Colleges of the State shall be excluded from the
definition of field posting but shall include the posts of Casualty Medical Officers and Medical Superintendents.
3.1.7 ‘General Duty Officer’, in short GDO shall mean the doctors under the establishment of the Director, Health
Services, Himachal Pradesh and shall include the doctor appointed on regular/ contract basis.
3.1.8 ‘Government’ shall mean the Government of Himachal Pradesh.
3.1.9 ‘Incentive Certificate’ shall mean the certificate which shall be issued by the Chief Medical Officer and
countersigned by the DHS and which shall certify the actual period served by the GDO in a particular field posting
and shall be required for calculation of incentive for serving in field postings for the purpose of drawing up of State
Quota Merit list.
3.1.10 ‘Medical Faculty’ shall mean the doctors under the establishment of DME working as regular Assistant
Professor and above in the various Government Medical/Dental Colleges of the State.
3.1.11 ‘No Objection Certificate’ in short NOC shall mean the No Objection Certificate issued by the Director,
Health Services, Himachal Pradesh to pursue Post Graduation and Super Speciality course as may be applicable.
3.1.12 ‘Post Graduation’ shall mean the Post Graduate MD/MS/MDS/MHA/MPH/ DNB/Diploma courses or any
such equivalent courses.
3.1.13 ‘Sponsorship’ shall mean the payment of emoluments/pay/allowances along with due increments (if
applicable) during the prescribed duration of the course of Post Graduation/Super Specialty Courses being pursued
by the GDO. For all purposes, in case of a sponsored GDO, his/her Post Graduation/ Super specialty duration shall
be considered on-duty. However, in case a GDO is sponsored, he/she shall not be entitled for drawing stipend
during the course.
3.1.14 ‘Sponsorship Certificate’ shall mean the certificate issued by the DHS after fulfilment of all the bond
formalities.
3.1.15 ‘State’ shall mean the State of Himachal Pradesh.
3.1.16 State Quota shall include the seats which are filled up through State counselling and shall include the

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unfilled seats of All India Quota which have been reverted to the State.
3.1.17 ‘Super specialty courses’ shall mean the courses pursued after Post Graduation and shall include
DM/MCh/DNB (Super Specialty) or any such equivalent courses.

4. GDO Encadrement
The cadre of GDOs shall be built up by the following two methods:-
4.1 Contractual basis
4.1.1 Campus Interviews shall be conducted in all the Medical Colleges by the DHS for field postings at least 3
months prior to the completion of internship and posting orders shall be issued to willing candidates before the
completion of internship.
4.1.2 Walk-in-interviews shall be held in the office of the DHS as may be decided by the Government from time to
time for various field postings.
4.1.3 Those Direct Candidates who serve the state beyond the mandatory period of peripheral service shall
continue as GDOs (if willing) and shall be treated as contractual candidates for all practical purposes.

4.2 Regular basis

4.2.1 The contractual GDOs may be regularized in accordance with the policy notified by the Government from
time to time.
4.2.2 Recruitment may also be conducted through Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission, Shimla on
regular basis as may be decided by the Government from time to time.

5. Incentive/NOC/sponsorship for pursuing Post Graduation

5.1 Incentive for pursuing Post Graduation within the State through NEET-PG
5.1.1 There shall be no requirement for a NOC to appear in NEET-PG for any of the GDO candidates.
5.1.2 There shall be requirement of an Incentive Certificate for availing the incentive for serving in the State as a
GDO provided that such Incentive Certificate shall be issued to only those GDO who have completed at least one
year of uninterrupted continuous service without any break or unauthorized absence on the date of declaration of
result of NEET-PG. Further provided that this Incentive Certificate shall be valid only for appearing in the State
Quota counselling.
5.1.3 The application for issuance of Incentive Certificate shall be made by the desirous GDO to the concerned
Chief Medical Officer under whom he/she is currently serving. The application shall be made on a prescribed
format which shall be notified by the DHS separately. The concerned Chief Medical Officer shall verify the service
particulars of the GDO from the maintained service record and send the Incentive Certificate for counter signature
of the DHS.
5.1.4 The GDOs shall be entitled for incentive in terms of percentage of marks obtained in NEET-PG based on
their services rendered in various field postings as per ANNEXURE-A. The percentage incentive shall be computed
on pro-rata basis for the actual duration of service rendered in a particular field posting as per the following
formula:

Incentive percentage for a particular filed posting = Duration served (in days)
365 X prescribed incentive for particular institution (annexure A)

In case a particular GDO has been posted at one particular station but he is deputed for some period to another
station, the actual duration served at a particular field posting will be taken into account for the calculation of
incentive. This incentive shall be available to only those GDOs who are in the active service of the State in a
continuous manner and for the purpose of computing the incentive, the present continuous service shall be taken
into account; meaning thereby, any doctor who has served as a GDO in the past but has subsequently resigned
from GDO ship shall not be eligible to avail benefit of this incentive on the basis of any previous service. Similarly, if
he/she subsequently joins GDOship again, the incentive will be calculated taking into consideration the latest
period of service reckoned from the date when he/she is in continuous service without any break. This incentive will
be subject to maximum of 30% in terms of judgment delivered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on 16th
August, 2016 in Civil Appeal No.: 8047/2016- State of U.P. & Ors. Versus Dr. Dinesh Singh Chauhan and as per
Medical Council of India Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations.
5.1.5 For the purpose of computation of incentive by the DHS, the cut off date shall be the date of declaration of
NEET-PG result.
5.1.6 The date schedule for issuance of such Incentive Certificate shall be notified by the DME either as a part of
Prospectus or separately.
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5.1.7 No application for issuance of Incentive Certificate shall be entertained after the expiry of period mentioned
in notification as per clause 5.1.6. If any GDO fails to make application before the expiry the last date prescribed for
the purpose it shall be presumed that he/she is not interested in availing the benefit of the incentive.
5.1.8 The incentive applicable for each field posting for a particular candidate shall be calculated, summed up
and rounded off to three decimal points by the DHS. The DHS shall compile the list of all candidates who have
applied for issuance of Incentive Certificate alongwith their NEET-PG roll number and communicate the entitled
incentive (till three decimal points) in respect of each candidate to the DME for drawing up a combined merit list in
respect of GDO and direct candidates. The individual original Incentive Certificate shall be filed in the personal
record of the GDO.
5.1.9 No incentive shall be applicable for those GDOs who are appearing for the All India counseling.
5.2 NOC/Sponsorship for pursuing Post Graduation against sponsored quota seats of autonomous institutions
5.2.1 NOC shall be issued only to GDOs desirous of pursuing Post Graduation from the autonomous institutions
for appearing in their entrance examination against the sponsored quota of the autonomous institutes subject to the
following conditions:-
(a) GDO should be regular and should have three years of uninterrupted continuous services without any break or
unauthorized absence. His/her service record to this effect should have been verified by the concerned Chief
Medical Officer as per maintained service record. Such verification shall be obtained by the concerned GDO from
the Chief Medical Officer before making application to the DHS for NOC for appearing in examination.
(b) NOC will not be given before three years of service as required at 5.2.1(a) notwithstanding the requirement of
lesser service in the prospectus of any particular autonomous institution.
5.3 Such candidates who have been granted NOC/Sponsorship for appearing in the entrance examination of
autonomous institutions subject to conditions as laid down in 5.2.1 and are subsequently selected in the institutions
shall apply to the DHS for relieving along with the result card. The DHS shall then complete all the formalities as
prescribed in clause 6 and shall relieve the candidate only after furnishing of bond documents.
5.4 Sponsorship
5.4.1 After the counseling, the GDOs desirous of pursing Post Graduation within or outside the State shall apply
for sponsorship to the DHS. The pre-requisites for issuance of sponsorship certificate shall be the following:

5.4.1.1 For Post Graduation within the State

a) The candidate should have applied and should have been issued Incentive Certificate prior to State counseling.
b) Fulfilment of all formalities as per clause-6

5.4.1.2 For Post Graduation outside the State through NEET-PG/ unsponsored quota of autonomous institutions:
a) No GDO shall be sponsored for Post Graduation outside the state through NEET-PG or against non-sponsored
quota of autonomous institutions.
b) Such GDOs who secure admissions in Post Graduation courses outside the State through NEET-PG or against
unsponsored quota of autonomous institutions may avail leave of kind due including Study Leave/ Extra Ordinary
Leave, as may be otherwise admissible as per CCS (Leave) Rules.
c) Such GDOs who secure admissions in Post Graduation courses outside the State through NEET-PG or against
unsponsored quota of autonomous institutions shall apply to the DHS for relieving. If the candidate has sufficient
leave of kind due as per clause (b) above, the same may be recommended to the Government subject to the
conditions as per the leave being granted including bond period for Study Leave. If sufficient leave is not
admissible as may be required for duration of the Post Graduation course, the GDO will have to resign if he/she
wants to pursue the post graduation and accordingly his/her case shall be sent to the Government by the DHS
alongwith recommendations.
5.5 If any GDO joins Post Graduation within or outside the state through NEET-PG exam/Autonomous Institution
Entrance Examination as a direct candidate without due resignation/permission, in case of contractual GDO his/her
services shall be deemed terminated and recovery shall be made as per terms of contract agreement and in case
of regular GDO candidate, disciplinary proceedings shall be initiated besides writing to the concerned Head of
Institute for cancellation of the admission.

6. Terms and conditions of Bond for Post Graduation

6.1 As the Government incurs substantive expenditure on each candidate for doing Post Graduation and also pays
them full pay along with all allowances and seniority during the course, every GDO (regular/contract) who have
been sponsored to pursue Post Graduation within the State in Government Medical/Dental colleges shall have to
furnish a bond to serve the State for at least four years including mandatory first year of field posting after
completion of their respective courses. Similarly, in case of GDOs sponsored for Post Graduation outside the State
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on sponsored quota seats of autonomous Institutions, as the Government pays them full pay alongwith increments
during the course and they are not even serving the state during the course, every such GDO (regular) shall have
to furnish a bond to serve the State for at least five years including mandatory first year of field posting after
completion of their respective courses. Since the direct candidate who pursues Post Graduation within the State in
Government Medical/Dental colleges on State/All India Quota stand on a different footing as they are not entitled to
service benefits including full pay (with allowances and increments) and chances of regularisation to which their
GDO counterparts are entitled; however, keeping in view the resources expended in their education by the
government including payment of stipend, every such direct candidate shall have to furnish a bond to serve the
State for at least two years including mandatory first year of field posting after completion of their respective
courses.
6.2 The bond as per clause 6.1 shall be in the following form:
6.2.1 All the candidates as per clause 6.1 shall furnish a bond in the form of a legal undertaking to serve the
State for prescribed period failing which the candidate shall have to pay the Rs. 40 Lacs to the State Government.
The candidate shall also furnish an undated cheque from a scheduled bank amounting to Rs. 40 Lacs in the name
of DHS. The DHS shall be at liberty to get the cheque encashed in event of violation of the bond conditions.
6.2.2 The candidates as per clause 6.1 shall also deposit their original bachelor degree with the DHS/DDHS (in
case of GDOs) and DME (in case of direct candidates). The concerned issuing University/Institution shall be
informed about such retention and the candidate shall be debarred from obtaining any duplicate degree. The
original bachelor degree shall be released only after completion of the Bond Period or after deposition of the
requisite amount and this shall be a part of the bond agreement.
6.2.3 The candidates shall also furnish undertaking as a part of bond that they shall complete the course
prescribed failing which they shall be liable to pay Rs. 10 lakhs to the State government for wastage of seat.
6.2.4 The prescribed format of the bond shall be as per Annexure B.
6.3 It shall be the sole responsibility of DHS/DDHS to ensure the furnishing of such documents from each GDO
candidate who is being sponsored and the sole responsibility of the Principal of concerned Medical College to
ensure collection of these documents at the time of admission of a direct candidate to the course. Any dereliction of
duty in this end shall make the concerned liable for action.
6.4 The custodian of these three documents –Bond as legal undertaking, undated cheque and the original
Bachelor’s degree shall be DHS/DDHS (in case of GDOs) and DME (in case of direct candidates through Principals
of respective colleges). Two months before the tentative completion of the Post Graduation in every Medical/Dental
College, the DHS/DDHS shall conduct walk in interview in the concerned college and shall take options from all
those candidates who are bonded to serve the state. Simultaneously, the DHS shall take over the custody of the
documents including the Bond agreement, undated cheque and Original Bachelor degree in respect of direct
candidates. The field posting orders of such candidates shall be issued by the DHS/DDHS within a month of
declaration of PG results and successful clearing of the PG Exams subject to vacancy. The concerned Principals
shall relieve the candidates (including GDOs and direct candidate) only after successful completion of the course
with the direction to report to the DHS.
6.5 In no case, NOC will be granted for second Post Graduation course/Super Specialty course/Senior Residency
to any candidate during the mandatory period of service of the State after first Post Graduation.
6.6 The following shall constitute a violation of the bond to serve the state as outlined in Clause 6.1
6.6.1 Failure to join the given field posting within 10 days of issuance of orders.
6.6.2 Putting in request for EOL/Study leave/request for NOC during the mandatory period of service of the State.
6.6.3 Putting in request for Senior Residency within the mandatory first year of field posting.
6.7 In the event of a candidate violating the terms of bond as outlined in clause 6.5, the following actions shall be
initiated by the DHS:
6.7.1 The salary paid to the candidate during sponsorship shall be recovered through due process of law.
6.7.2 The bond amount shall be recovered through due process of law. The cheque submitted by the candidate
as a part of bond documents shall be en-cashed.
6.7.3 Initiation of disciplinary proceedings against the GDO candidate.
6.7.4 The original bachelor degree shall not be returned and endorsement shall be made to the concerned
University thereof.
6.7.5 Cancellation of registration from the concerned Medical Council.
6.8 Exceptions: The condition of bond shall not be applicable in case of Direct candidate in the following scenarios:
6.8.1 Those direct candidates who do not choose to take any stipend during the post graduation in the state.
Such candidates shall furnish such option on a prescribed affidavit before the start of course.
6.8.2 Those direct candidate in whose case the Government/DHS/DDHS fails to issue any orders for field
postings within a month of their clearing the PG Exams. However, the DHS/DDHS would be answerable to the
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Government for this lapse.

7. Remuneration during Post Graduation

7.1 GDOs appointed on contract basis and sponsored for pursuing post graduation within the State as per clause
5.3 shall be paid the contractual salary as per their contract agreement.
7.2 Regular GDOs sponsored for pursuing post graduation within the State and outside the State on sponsored
quota seats of autonomous Institutions as per clause 5.3 shall be treated on duty during the prescribed period of
Post Graduation and he/she shall be paid the regular pay, allowances including increments for such prescribed
period. In case, the sponsored GDO is not able to complete the Post Graduation within the prescribed time period,
the extra period spent during Post Graduation beyond the prescribed period may be regularized against the leave
of kind due. If there is no sufficient leave of kind due in his/her credit, that period shall be treated as EOL and the
payment made to the person for this period shall be recovered from the candidates.
7.3 Direct candidates shall be paid stipend as applicable to them subject to the exception, if chosen for, as per
clause 6.8.1.

8. Remuneration during the mandatory field posting

8.1 The regular GDO shall continue to draw the emoluments and pay admissible to him/her with due allowances
and increments during the period of mandatory field posting.
8.2 The contractual GDO shall continue to draw the salary as admissible to him as per terms of the contract.
8.3 The Direct candidates shall draw salary at the rate as admissible for contract and shall be treated as
contractual GDOs for all practical purposes during the period of mandatory field posting. However, if the direct
candidate subsequently joins as Senior Resident in any of the Medical Colleges after completion of mandatory first
year of field posting, he shall draw the pay as prescribed for a Senior Resident.

9. Terms for leaving Post Graduation course midway

9.1 If the GDO’s who have been granted sponsorship for pursuing Post Graduation within the State or outside the
State, leaves the Post Graduation course midway, he/she shall be debarred to re-appear in any entrance
examination for Post Graduation for the next five years within and outside the State of Himachal Pradesh. The
period of five years for the purpose of de-barring shall be reckoned from the date of leaving the course midway.
9.2 In addition to this, for those GDO’s who leave post graduation course mid way, the period spent in the Medical
Colleges during Post Graduation may be regularized against the leave of kind due. If there is no sufficient leave of
kind due in his credit that period may be treated as EOL and the payment made to the person for this period shall
be recovered from the candidates. In addition to this, the GDO shall have to pay Rs. 10 Lakhs in event of leaving
the course midway as per terms of the bond.
9.3 In case of direct candidates who leave the course midway, they shall have to pay Rs. 10 lakh to the State
Government as per the terms of the bond. Information in respect of such cases shall be sent to the DHS by the
concerned Principal along with bond and other documents.

10. Terms for second Post Graduation Course

The GDOs who have been sponsored to pursue Post Graduation within or outside the state earlier and who are
desirous of pursuing a second Post Graduation Course shall be governed by the following conditions:
10.1 The GDOs who have completed PG Degree in one specialty shall not be granted sponsorship/NOC for
pursuing PG Degree in any other specialty. However, such candidates may pursue their second PG degree course
only after the grant of EOL by the Government as per CCS Leave Rules.
10.2 The GDOs who have completed PG Diploma/DNB in one specialty may be given NOC for pursuing PG
Degree in the same specialty, only after serving the state for at least five years (either in field postings or in
Government Medical/Dental Colleges) after completion of PG Diploma/DNB.
10.3 The GDOs who have completed PG Diploma/DNB in one specialty shall not be granted NOC for pursuing
PG Degree/DNB/Diploma in any other specialty. However, such candidates may pursue their second PG degree
course only after the grant of EOL by the Government as per CCS (Leave) Rules.
10.4 Any GDO who is not fulfilling the condition of minimum required service to be sponsored as Post Graduate
Candidate within or out of the state shall have to resign on their selection against direct/open seats before joining
such courses. And if he/she joins Post Graduation without getting NOC from the Government or without submitting
his/her resignation, in case of contractual GDO his/her services shall be deemed terminated and recovery shall be
made as per terms of contract agreement and in case of regular GDO candidate, disciplinary proceedings shall be
initiated besides writing to the concerned Head of Institute for cancellation of the admission.

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11. NOC and Sponsorship for pursuing Super Specialty courses
11.1 NOC/Sponsorship for GDOs
11.1.1 There shall be no requirement of NOC for appearing in the All India NEET-Super Specialty or any other
Entrance Examination to the Super specialty courses prescribed except for appearing against the Sponsored quota
seats of the autonomous Institutions.
11.1.2 Since the state needs the services of super specialists to improve the health care facilities within the state,
the state would offer sponsorship to candidates who wish to pursue super specialty courses, subject to following
conditions:
a) GDO seeking sponsorship should be regular and should have completed the mandatory service of the State
after Post Graduation as per clause 6.1 if the candidate had pursued post graduation earlier as a sponsored
candidate.
b) Those candidates who had initially joined as Direct Candidates but subsequently turned GDO or those who
have joined GDOship after doing Post Graduation from elsewhere shall be considered for sponsorship to Super
speciality courses subject to the condition that the GDO should be regular and should have served the State for at
least three years including one year of mandatory field posting.
c) In case of GDOs, who fulfil the conditions as laid down at clause (a) and (b) above, and have cleared NEET-SS
or any such prescribed examination including unsponsored seats of Autonomous Institutions shall apply to the DHS
for Sponsorship and shall be relieved after fulfilment of formalities as prescribed at Clause 11.3.
d) In case of GDOs, who wish to pursue the Super Specialty courses on sponsored seats of autonomous
institutions, NOC shall be granted only subject to fulfilment of clause 11.1.2(a) and (b), notwithstanding the
requirement of lesser/greater service in the prospectus of any particular autonomous institution.
e) Such candidates who have been granted NOC as prescribed at Clause (d) above and have been subsequently
selected to pursue the Super Specialty course against sponsored quota of autonomous Institutions shall apply to
the DHS for relieving and shall be relieved after fulfilment of formalities as prescribed at Clause 11.3.
11.1.3 There shall be no annual capping on the number of sponsored seats for Super Specialty courses.
11.1.4 Any GDO who is not fulfilling the condition of minimum required service to be sponsored as Super Specialty
Candidate within or out of the state shall have to resign and complete the obligation of the bond on their selection
against direct/open seats before joining such courses. And if he/she joins Super Specialty course without getting
NOC/sponsorship from the Government or without submitting his/her resignation, in case of contractual GDO
his/her services shall be deemed terminated and recovery shall be made as per terms of contract agreement and in
case of regular GDO candidate, disciplinary proceedings shall be initiated besides writing to the concerned Head of
Institute for cancellation of the admission.

11.2 NOC/Sponsorship for Medical Faculty

11.2.1 The State shall also allow the regular medical faculty to pursue Super Specialty courses for career
progression and providing better services to the patients of the State. However sponsorship shall only be available
for the sponsored quota seats of Super Specialty courses in autonomous institutions.
11.2.2 The conditions of sponsorship for medical faculty shall be the following:
a) The Medical faculty should be regular.
b) He/she should have served for a minimum period of three years in the Medical College as Assistant Professor
or above.
c) He/she should be occupying a post which is over and above the MCI requirement for running of Under
Graduate/Post Graduate courses in the concerned institutions. For instance if as per MCI requirement two posts of
Assistant Professors are required in Department of Medicine in a particular institutions and the candidates who is
seeking sponsorship is one amongst the only two Assistant Professors available, he/she will not be given the
benefit of the Sponsorship in any case. However, if there are three or more Assistant Professors working against
the sanctioned strength, which is more than the MCI requirement, sponsorship may be granted on a first come first
serve basis.
11.2.3 The DME shall be competent to sign the Sponsorship certificate on the behalf of the Government subject to
fulfilment of conditions as outlined at clause 11.2.2 above and clause 11.3 below.
11.2.4 In the event of selection of the applicant who has been issued sponsorship certificate, the post which the
incumbent was occupying before leaving for the course shall remain vacant and the incumbent shall join back on
the same post after completion of Super Specialty course. The medical faculty candidate who has successfully
completed the course and joined back the Medical Education Department shall be entitled for seniority of the
prescribed duration of the course in the same department. However, any formal designation/promotion shall
happen only once the candidate joins back. In case, the incumbent wants to join against available entry level
vacancy in the super specialty department, he/she shall be allowed to join. However, in no case shall the incumbent
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be allowed to occupy the higher post in the Super Specialty department and his services in that department shall
be counted from the date of actual joining for the purpose of seniority/promotion etc.
11.2.5 In case any candidate of the regular medical faculty wants to appear for/pursue Super Specialty through
NEET-Super specialty examination or the unsponsored quota seats of autonomous institutions, he/she may avail
leave of kind due including study leave. However, in case sufficient leave is not admissible, the candidate will have
to resign from the post and the post shall be deemed vacant for all purposes. And if he/she joins Super Specialty
course without getting NOC/sponsorship from the Government or without submitting his/her resignation,
disciplinary proceedings shall be initiated besides writing to the concerned Head of Institute for cancellation of the
admission.
11.3 Terms and Conditions of Sponsorship for Super Specialty courses
11.3.1 As the Government incurs substantive expenditure on each candidate for doing Super Specialty and also
pays them full pay during the course, every GDO (regular) who have been sponsored to pursue Post Super
Specialty within the State in Government Medical/Dental colleges shall have to furnish a bond to serve the State for
at least five years after completion of their respective courses. Similarly, in case of GDOs/ medical faculty
sponsored for Super Specialty outside the State (including sponsored quota seats of autonomous Institutions), as
the Government pays them full pay alongwith increments during the course, every GDO (regular)/ medical faculty
who has been sponsored to pursue Super Specialty outside the State shall have to furnish a bond to serve the
State for at least seven years after completion of their respective courses. Similarly, as the Government expends
huge resources in the education of Direct candidates including payment of stipend, every direct candidate who
pursues Super Specialty within the State in Government Medical/Dental colleges shall have to furnish a bond to
serve the State for at least three years after completion of their respective courses.
11.3.2 The categories of Super Speciality students (GDO/direct) shall furnish bond as per detail below:
a) The candidates shall furnish a bond in the form of a legal undertaking to serve the State for prescribed period
failing which the candidate shall have to pay the Rs. 60 Lakhs to the State Government. The candidate shall also
furnish an undated cheque from a scheduled bank amounting to Rs. 60 Lacs (Fifty lacs) in the name of DHS (in
case of GDOs) and or DME (in case of medical faculty/direct candidates). The DHS/DME shall be at liberty to get
the cheque encashed in event of violation of the bond conditions.
b) The candidates shall also furnish undertaking as a part of bond that they shall complete the course prescribed
failing which they shall be liable to pay Rs. 15 lakhs to the State government for wastage of seat.
c) The prescribed format of the bond shall be as per Annexure B.
11.3.3 The general conditions including violation and procedure to be adopted shall be same as outlined in Clause
6, unless otherwise prescribed in this clause.
11.4 For leaving the course midway
11.4.1 The GDOs, who leave the DM/ MCh Super Specialty Course midway either within the State or outside the
State of HP, shall stand debarred to re-appear as a sponsored candidate for pursuing DM/ MCh Super Specialty
Course for next five years, for both within the State and outside the State of HP. The period of five years for the
purpose of de-barring shall be reckoned from the date of leaving the course midway.
11.4.2 In case, the GDO who has been sponsored and treated as on duty (with full pay and allowances), leaves
the course midway, the period involved shall be converted into/debited from Leave of Kind Due standing in his
credit on the date on which he proceeded to join such course. If there is no sufficient leave of kind due in his credit
that period may be treated as EOL and the payment made to the person for this period shall be recovered from the
candidates. In addition to this, the GDO shall have to pay Rs. 15 Lakhs in event of leaving the course midway as
per terms of the bond.
11.4.3 In case of direct candidates who leave the course midway, they shall have to pay Rs. 15 lakh to the State
Government as per the terms of the bond. Information in respect of such cases shall be sent to the DME by the
concerned Principal along with bond documents.

12. Miscellaneous:
12.1 For the purpose of incentive, this Policy shall be applicable henceforth; meaning thereby the GDOs who
have served in field postings in the past will be awarded incentive as per previous Notification dated 20-03-2017
(and amended from time to time) and any GDO who is serving/will serve in any field posting will be entitled for
incentive as prescribed in this Policy from now onwards.
12.2 Keeping in view deficiency of Doctors in the peripherals postings and the problems being faced by the
Resident doctors pursuing Post Graduation in various colleges of the State, this Policy shall be applicable to every
candidate pursuing post graduation (irrespective of year of joining) and all such candidates shall have to furnish a
Bond as per this Policy and they shall also be entitled to avail concessions in this Policy like in terms of mandatory
service and relaxation in FDR vis-à-vis previous policy in this regard. All such candidates shall within one month of
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the notification of the policy, submit bond as per this policy and the FDR shall be returned to the respective
candidates thereafter. If any candidate fails to do so, the FDR already submitted shall be forfeited and appropriate
action shall be initiated against the defaulting candidate.
12.3 The State Government reserves the right to alter/amend any provision in the PG Policy at any time/from
time to time.
By Order

(R D Dhiman)
Additional Chief Secretary (Health) to the
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Endst. No.: As above Dated: Shimla-2 the 27/02/2019

Copy for information and necessary action is forwarded to:-

1. The Under Secretary (GAD) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh w.r.t. item No. 49, Cabinet
meeting dated 08/02/2019 and item No. 33, Cabinet meeting dated 18/02/2019 for information please.
2. The Deputy Secretary (Health) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh.
3. The Director Medical Education & Research, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-9.
4. The Director, Health Services, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-9.
5. The Director, Dental Health Services, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-9.
6. The Principal, IGMC, Shimla.
7. The Principal, Dr. RPGMC, Tanda.
8. The Principal, Dr. YSPGMC, Nahan.
9. The Principal, Pt. JLNGMC, Chamba.
10. The Principal, SLBSGMC Mandi at Ner Chowk.
11. The Principal, Dr. RKGMC, Hamirpur.
12. The Principal, H.P. Government Dental College, Shimla-1.
13. Concerned Assistant for uploading the same to e-Rajpatra/e-Gazette, Government of Himachal
Pradesh.
14. Concerned Assistant for uploading the same to website of Department of Health & Family
Welfare/Department of Medical Education, Himachal Pradesh.
15. Guard File.

(Dr. Nipun Jindal)

Special Secretary (Health) to the
Government of Himachal Pradesh

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