Government of West Bengal

Department of Health & Family Welfare

M. S. Branch
Swasthya Bhawan, GN – 29, Sector – V,
Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 91

No. HF/O/MS/324/HPT/10M – 49 – 10 Dated, Kolkata, the 11th August, 2010

From :: The OSD & E.O. Deputy Secretary

to the Government of West Bengal

To :: 1. The Director of Health Services, West Bengal,

2. The Director of Medical Education, West Bengal.

Subject : Recommendations of the Committee set up to resolve the issue relating to “continuance
of the limit of twenty X-rays per day per Radiographer” of the Govt. Institutions of West
Bengal.
Memo

At present the average number of regular X-ray exposures per unit (three Medical Technologists
per unit) had been limited to 58(fifty eight) under Administrative Instruction No.4 of 1971 of the Director
of Health Services, Government of West Bengal. The issue was reviewed as more and more modern
technology and equipments in doing X-rays are being used. Consequent upon this, a five-member
Committee was constituted vide order No.HF/IHMC/1M-61-2010/37 dated 09.06.2010 of the Secretary,
IHMC Cell, Department of Health & Family Welfare, to examine the issue relating to “continuance of the
limit of twenty X-rays per day per Radiographer” in the health institutions of this Department. The
Committee had duly examined the issue and has submitted recommendations on 16.07.2010 after
examining guidelines of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, the Competent Authority of Government
of India in this respect.

2. In view of the above, and as per recommendations of the Committee, the Governor has been
pleased to order that
a) The limit of exposures per unit of Medical Technologists (Radio-diagnostics) as given in
Instruction No.4 of 1971 stands dispensed with immediately.
b) Working hours for the Medical Technologists (Radio-diagnostics) may be limited upto 40(forty)
hours per week.
c) Appropriate personnel monitoring devices like TLD badges shall be used by all radiation workers
for evaluation of dose received by them.

3. This order will take immediate effect.

4. All concerned are being informed accordingly.

Sd/-
O.S.D. & E.O. Deputy Secretary

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Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to the :-

1) Principal Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, Treasury Buildings, Kolkata-700 001;
2) Accountant General (Audit), West Bengal, Treasury Buildings, Kolkata-700001;
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3) Accountant General (Local Bodies Audit), West Bengal, C.G.O. Complex, 3rd M.S.O. Building
(5th Floor), DF Block, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700064;
4) Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office, 81/2/2, Phears Lane, Kolkata-700012;
5-22) Treasury Officer, _____________________________________________ Treasury
______________________________________________ District.

Sd/-
O.S.D. & E.O. Deputy Secretary

No. HF/O/MS/324/HPT/10M – 49 – 10/2(1) Dated, Kolkata, the 11th August, 2010

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to the Finance Department (Group ‘O’ / Group-
‘T’).

Sd/-
O.S.D. & E.O. Deputy Secretary

No. HF/O/MS/324/HPT/10M – 49 – 10/3(26) Dated, Kolkata, the 11th August, 2010

Copy with copies of Annexures forwarded to the :-

1-7) C.F.W./SS(GA)/JS(TDE)/JS(P&B)/JS(MERT)/JS(PHP)/DS(GA);
8) Joint Director of Health Services (Admn.), West Bengal with a request to circulate this order to
the concerned Supdt. in his jurisdiction.
9) Joint Director of Medical Education, West Bengal, with a request to circulate this order to the
concerned Supdt., in his jurisdiction.
10) Addl. Director of Health Services (AA&V), West Bengal;
11) Deputy Director of Health Services (P&D), West Bengal;
12) Director,________________________________________________________________;
13) Surgeon Superintendent, S.S.K.M. Hospital, Kolkata;
14) Principal, _______________________________________________________________;
15) Superintendent, __________________________________________________________;
16) Sabhadhipati, __________________________________________________ Zilla Parishad;
17) District Magistrate,___________________________________________ District;
18) Chief Medical Officer of Health, _____________________________________________
____________________________________District, for necessary communiciation to the
concerned Superintendent.
19) _______________________________________ Branch of this Department;
20) System Co-Ordinator, Swasthya Bhawan for Website posting;
21) Execut8ive Officer, State Health & F.W., Govt. of West Bengal;
22) P.S. to M.I.C., Department of Health & F.W., Govt. of West Bengal;
23) P.A. to Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Health & F. W.,
24) P.A. to Special Secretary (MS), Department of Health & F. W., Govt. of West Bengal;
25) Deputy Secretary (MS), Department of Health & F.W., Govt. of West Bengal;
26) S.O. (MS), Department of Health & F.W., Govt. of West Bengal;

Sd/-
O.S.D. & E.O. Deputy Secretary