A total of 730 government pharmacists have been left in limbo as promises to absorb them into permanent positions have yet to be fulfilled, says senator Dr RA Lingeshwaran.
Raising the matter in the Dewan Negara on Monday, he said they were among the 1,330 floating officers who were supposed to have been offered permanent posts in October, but only 600 were absorbed.
Lingeshwaran said these pharmacists had been told by the ministry that their applications had expired and that they were no longer on the waiting list.
“They will now have to wait for the announcement to submit fresh applications for permanent posts again.
“This means that they will be among the new applicants which will number several hundreds. This is not fair to them as they will be in the queue all over again,” he said.
Lingeshwaran, a former director of the Sungai…