Health Minister UT Khader announced that outsourced hiring is permitted until the recruitment process is finished.
The Karnataka Cabinet has sanctioned the hiring of 1,000 doctors to bolster the state's medical services, according to ANI and Deccan Chronicle on Sunday.
Health Minister UT Khader stated during a press conference in Ballari that 250 doctors have already been hired through direct recruitment.
Khader said that districts have permission to hire medical staff on an outsourced basis to meet local requirements until the full recruitment process is complete.
The Minister also noted that the state is working to acquire 350 new ambulances and expects to resolve medicine shortages within two months.
In a separate development, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar called for cooperation from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay regarding the Mekedatu balancing reservoir.
Shivakumar said the state is following the Supreme Court of India mandate to release 177 TMC of Cauvery water annually and has identified 5,400 hectares of forest land for compensatory afforestation.
