Dehradun, May 14 -- Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday distributed appointment letters to a total of 307 newly selected candidates during a programme held at the Mukhya Sevak Sadan at the Chief Minister's Camp Office.

The beneficiaries included 243 Medical Officers, 42 Pharmacists, and 22 Laboratory Assistants and Mushroom Supervisors under the Horticulture Department. Congratulating the selected candidates, the Chief Minister said that the appointment letter is not merely a document of employment, but a pledge to serve the 12.5 million people of the state.

The Chief Minister said that the role of healthcare workers is extremely important in a geographically challenging state like Uttarakhand. In remote and mountainous regio...