Sundargarh: The state government on Sunday placed Sundargrah Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) in-charge under suspension for dereliction in duty.

Taking serious note of the allegation of negligence in duty, Sundargarh Collector Nikhil Pavan Kalyan today suspended CDMO Pankaj Patel.

Sundargarh Collector also issued a show-cause notice to Patel for lapses in implementation of ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative in Sundargarh district headquarters hospital.

On October 1, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had launched ‘Mo Sarkar’ feedback system and spoken to nine persons about their experience in police stations and hospitals in the state.

Under the ‘Mo Sarkar’ system, phone numbers of people coming to police stations and hospitals get registered in a central database and a SMS sent to them in 24 hours. If they don’t get SMS within 24 hours, they have to make a missed call to 14545 and get themselves registered. Once the numbers are registered, the chief minister, ministers and senior officials can call random numbers for feedback on quality of service received in government offices.