Staff Reporter

ITANAGAR : The All East Kameng Youth Forum (AEKYF) has urged the state government to urgently address the shortage of doctors and teachers and improve healthcare, education and civic infrastructure in East Kameng district by acting on a charter of demands submitted to the authorities.

Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, AEKYF general secretary Raja Khora Neri said the memorandum was prepared following a public inspection conducted on July 21, during which the forum identified several shortcomings in the functioning of the Health Department and other public services in the district.

He said the forum had sought government action within 30 days of submitting the memorandum, asserting that the demands were aimed at improving public welfare and ensuring transparent governance.

Among its key demands, the forum sought the deployment of two government ambulances and an uninterrupted supply of essential medicines at District Hospital Seppa.

Highlighting the acute shortage of specialist doctors, AEKYF called for the immediate posting of a paediatrician, radiologist, anaesthesiologist, ENT specialist and ophthalmologist at the district hospital. It also demanded the appointment of three General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) and adequate nursing staff to strengthen healthcare services.

The forum said the shortage of medical personnel had forced many patients to seek treatment outside the district and urged the government to expedite the transfer and posting of the required doctors to ensure accessible and quality healthcare.

AEKYF also drew attention to the shortage of Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs) and Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs) in government schools and urged the government to fill the vacant posts at the earliest.

In addition, the forum demanded the establishment of a scientific waste management and garbage recycling facility in the district and sought separate power feeders for all Assembly constituencies of East Kameng to improve electricity distribution.