The Odisha State Standing Medical Board in Koraput has scheduled medical examinations for 680 teachers from Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, and Malkangiri districts who have applied for transfers under the terminal illness category. The examinations will be conducted over five days starting from July 2.
Verification of Medical Claims
Officials stated that the verification exercise aims to ascertain the genuineness of medical claims submitted by teachers seeking transfers on the grounds of terminal illnesses affecting themselves, their spouses, or their children.
Guru Prasad Mahanta, Koraput’s chief district medical and public health officer, said a team of specialist doctors from the SLN Medical College and Hospital has been constituted to conduct the examinations. “The medical assessments will be held at the clinical lecture theatre of the medical college in accordance with guidelines issued by the state directorate of elementary education,” he added.
Examination Schedule
As many as 680 applicants and the patients concerned, including spouses and children, will be examined for the specified diseases. “The medical board’s findings will be submitted to the government for further action,” Mahanta said.
- July 2: 125 applicants from Rayagada district
- July 3: 179 applicants from Nabarangpur district
- July 4: 125 applicants from Malkangiri district
- July 6: 219 applicants from Koraput district (highest number)
- July 7: 32 applicants from Koraput belonging to primary, secondary, and mapped-up-day categories
Required Documents
Mahanta said all applicants have been directed to appear before the medical board with copies of their online transfer applications, valid identity proofs of both the applicant and the patient, and the original medical records and diagnostic reports submitted during the application process. They will also be required to furnish photocopies of all relevant documents for verification.
“The medical board will assess the patient’s health and determine whether the case qualifies under the terminal illness provisions cited in the transfer application,” he added.
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