Almost 91 Civil Assistant Surgeons (CAS), under the Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad, have been handed show-cause notices as they were found to be absent during duty-hours without approval of any leave from a competent authority.

The recently published gazette reads: “This is to inform that the following Civil Assistant Surgeon Specialists working in Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad hospitals were found absent without approval of leave from any competent authority and it is negatively affecting services to poor patients. As a result of this, they are hereby directed to show cause as to why action should not be taken for their unofficial absence within seven days from the date of publication of this notice.”

If there is no reply from the individual within the stipulated period, it shall be understood that he/she has no explanation to offer and consequent action will be taken as per rules.