PUDUCHERRY: The Puducherry government's practice of absorbing unqualified sanitary workers and ward attendants to posts of lab assistants and attendants and promoting them to vacant senior laboratory technician posts has come in for criticism from the medical fraternity including paramedical medical students in the Union territory.
Medical lab technician graduates and students said the educational qualification for the posts of lab assistants and attendants is SSLC/ matriculation or its equivalent with two years of experience in laboratories of hospitals.
They said most of the sanitary workers and ward attendants, who were absorbed to the post of lab assistants and attendants, have submitted fake experience certificates to get the promotion. They urged the government to institute a CBCID inquiry and terminate the services of those who have submitted fake certificates. Much to the chagrin of these graduates, the government also considers these lab assistants and attendants, after five years of service, for the posts of senior lab technicians after imparting them training for one year.
