Ministers Damodar Rajanarsimha, Ponnam Prabhakar and MP Anil Kumar Yadav handed over the letters: Reports
HYDERABAD: Clutching their appointment letters, newly recruited laboratory technicians walked proudly across the grounds of Osmania Medical College at Koti here on Tuesday, congratulating one another and savouring a long‑awaited milestone in their careers.
Among them were K. Hathiram and M. Anjaneyulu, best friends from Nagarkurnool, who completed their BSc in Medical Laboratory Technology and had been working in corporate hospitals for ₹25,000 a month. “Securing a government job is a dream come true. The exam was held after nearly 20 years. Even though contract technicians were given 20 extra marks, we still managed to score well and get selected,” they told Deccan Chronicle.
The duo, who graduated in 2019, said their postings at a primary health centre in their hometown would bring them salaries of around ₹40,000 after deductions. “We will assist health workers in collecting blood samples, conducting tests, and creating health awareness among the public,” they said.
Like them, hundreds of others will soon join community health centres, primary health centres, government hospitals and medical colleges. In all, 1,257 Grade‑II laboratory technicians received appointment letters at the programme.
Ministers Damodar Rajanarsimha, Ponnam Prabhakar and MP Anil Kumar Yadav handed over the letters. Rajanarsimha said the recruitment process was completed at an unprecedented pace: “The notification was issued on September 11, 2024, and the process was completed by November 2025. Of 23,323 candidates who appeared, 1,257 were selected.”
Of those, 764 were posted under the Directorate of Medical Education, 300 under the public health department, 180 under Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad, and 13 under the MNJ.
“Earlier, treatment was based on symptoms. Today, treatment begins only after diagnosis. The reports prepared by laboratory technicians form the foundation of doctors’ decisions. You are the eyes and ears of the healthcare system, and accuracy in your reports is critical,” the minister said, urging the new recruits to help upgrade government laboratories to NABL standards.
