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Appx. I.
Item
No.
Appointment.
Nominated by.
Sanctioned by.
Orders in which
published.
Conditions.
Duration of tenure.
9
Command I. H. C. Com
¬pany.
D. M. S.
C.-in-C. Command and
District.
R. A. M. C. or I. M. S.
appointments. A R. A.
M. C. officer must have
passed the qualifying
test in Urdu or must
pass within 6 months of
appointment.
3 years extendable to
4 years.
10
Staff Surgeon, district and
brigade headquarters.
A. D. M. S., district
or independent
brigade.
District or indepen
¬dent brigade
commander.
District or Brigade. R. A. M. C. or I. M. S. ap
¬pointment. The charge
is in addition to the
officer's ordinary duties.
11
Staff Surgeon. Bangalore,
Poona and Quetta.
D. M. S.
C.-in-C.
Command and
District.
I. M. S. appointments for
officers under the rank
of Lieut.-Colonel, when
promoted to this rank
the officers vacate the
appointments.
Bangalore.—Staff Surgeon
has also charge of th
e local vaccination depart
¬ment.
4 years.
12
M. O. Staff College,
Quetta.
Do.
Do.
Do.
R. A. M. C. or I. M. S. ap
¬pointment.
4 years.
13
Specialist appointments.
Do.
Do.
India Army
R. A. M. C. or I. M. S. ap
¬pointments. These
officers must be special
¬ly qualified. The duties
of these appointments
are performed in
a d d i ¬ t i o n t o t h e o f f i c e r ' s o r d i
¬nary duties.
14
Officers in charge, Enteric
Laboratory and Mi
ll¬tary Food Laboratory
at Kasaull.
Do..
Do.
Command and
District.
R.A.M.C. or I.M.S.
appointments
.
4 years.
A p p o i n t m e n t s .
14-A
Officers in charge brigade
laboratories.
Do.
Do.
D o .
Do.
15
Officers in medical charge
troops and followers.
O. C., B. M. H. or
O . C., I. M. H.
O. C., station
Station
A R. A. M . C. officer for
British units including
Indian troops forming
part of these units and
public followers attach
¬ed.An I.M.S.for
Indian units and follow
¬ers.
16
Dental officer in charge
Dental Centre.
D. M. S.
C.-in-C.
Command and
District.
A. D. Corps appointment.
Assistant Surgeons.
17
(a ) Sub¬medical charge
A.H.Q. establish
¬ments.
D. M. S.
C.-in-C.
India Army. Perform their duties un
¬der the Surgeon to the
C.-in-C.
(a) and (b) 3 years.
( b) Sub¬medical charge
Summer Hill.
18
Sub-charge B. M. H. D. D. M. S.,co
m¬mand, or A. D. M.
S., indep
i n d e n t d i s t r i c t o r b r i
¬gade.
G. 0. C.-in-C.,
c o m ¬ m a n d , o r i n d e p e n
¬dent district or
brigade
C o m ¬m
a n d e r .
Command,
Die¬trict or Brigade.
By selection
No limit. except in the
case of a permanent
B. N.H. in the hills
When the tenure is 2
years commencing on
1st November.
19
Sub-charge—
.
(a) I. H. C. Company.
D. M. S.
C.-in-C. Command and
District.
Must have qualified in
preliminary Urdu or
have obtained exemp
¬tion therefrom under
para. 157 P. &. A. Regs.,
India, Part II.
(a ) and (b) 3 years ex
¬tendable to 5 years.
( b ) District Medical Mo
¬hilization Stores.
20
Sub-charge X-Ray appa
¬ratus.
Do.
D o .
Command or
Dis¬trict.
Must be specially quail
¬fled.
3 years.
Ap p o i n t me n t s .
Appx. I
I t e m N o .
Appointment.
Nominated by.
Sanctioned by.
Orders in which
published.
Conditions.
Duration of tenure.
21
Sub-charge Dermatolo
¬gical ward.
D. D. M. S., co
m¬mand or A. D. M.
S., independent
district or bri
¬gade.
G. O. C.-in-C., co
m¬mand or indepen
¬dent district or
brigade co
m¬mander.
Command, District
or Brigade.
....
22
Sub-charge District Labo
¬ratory.
Do.. C.-in-C. .
Do.. Only those should be em
¬ployed who have acquir
¬ed technical knowledge
by attendance at some
special course at a re
¬cognised school of ins
¬truction, institute or
laboratory.
2 years extendable to 3
years.
23
Sub-charge Enteric
Laboratory, Kasauli.
D. M. S. ..
Do.. District. As in item 22. 2 years extendable to
3 years.
24
Sub-medical charge for
factories at Cossipore,
Kirkee, Aruvankadu,
Ishapore, Jubbulpore.
D. D. M. S., co
m¬mand.
G. O. C.-in-C., co
m¬mand.
Command.
.
. . . .
25
Medical charge Remount
Depôts at Hapur, Mona,
Sargodha.
Do..
Do.
Do..
. . . .
26
Sub-medical charge, Ca
¬valry school, Saugor.
Do.. D. D. M. S., co
m¬mand.
Do..
. . . .
27
Attached to H. Q., North
¬ern and Southern Co
m¬mands.
Do.. G. O. C.-in-C.
command.
D o . .
. . . .
28
Attahced to P. of W.,
Royal Indian Military
College, Dehra Dun.
D. M. S ... C.-in-C.
District . .
. . . .
3 years extendable to 5
years.
-
Appx. I.
Appoi ntments.
155
28-A
Attached to :—
D.M.S.
.
.
C.-in-C.
.
.
India Army.
....
(a) and (b) 3 years ex-
tendable to 6 years.
(a) Embarkation Me-
dical Branch, Bom-
bay.
(b) Embarkation Medi-
cal Branch, Karachi.
Sub-Assistant Surgeons.
29
Army Headquarters. D. M. S...
C. -in-C ... India Army
.
Performs his duties under
the Surgeon to the C.-
in-C.
3 years extendable to 5
years.
30
Sub-charge X-Ray appa-
ratus.
Do.
.
.
Do.
.
. Command and
District.
Must be specially quali-
f i ed.
31
Sub-charge I. M. H.
. D. D. M. S., com-
mand, or A. D. M.
S., independent
district or bri-
gade.
G. O. C.-in-C., com-
mend, or indepen-
dent district or
brigade com-
mander.
Command, Dis-
trict or Brigade.
By selection.
32
Sub-medical charge :—
Factory at Aruvankadu.
Proof Department, Bala-
sore.
D. D. M. S., com-
mend.
G. O. C.-in-C., Com-
mend.
Command .
.
. . . .
33
Q. A. I. M. N. S., Q. A. M.
N. S. I.—
Military Nursing Services.
*Chief Principal Matron
and Chief Lady Su-
perintendent.
War Office in the
case of members
of the Q.A.I.M.
N. S., D. M. S.
in India in the
case of members
of the Q. A. M.
N. S. I.
Q. A. I. M. N. S.
War Office with
concurrence of
the Secretary of
State.
Q. A. M. N. S. I.
Govt. of India
with concurrence
of Secretary of
State and War
Office.
Gazette of India .
Q. A. I. M. N. S. or Q. A.
M. N. S. I.
Principal Matrons and
Lady Suparintendents.
Do.
.
.
Do. .
.
Do.
.
.
Do.
.
.
.
*NOTE,—Before any member of the M, N. S. is nominated on the occurrence of a vacancy, the Government of India will report the vacancy to
the Secretary of State with their opinion whether IL should he filled by a member of Q. A. I. M . N. S. or Q. A. M. N. S. for India, and the
Secretary of State will decide this question in consultation with the Army Council.
Appoi nt ment s.
A p p x , I .
156
Item
No.
Appointment.
Nominated by.
Sanctioned by.
Orders in which
published.
Conditions.
Duration of tenure.
34
I. M. N. S.
Matron
D. M. S.
Govt. of India
Gazette of India . By selection.
35
Matron, Military Family
Hospital.
O. C., B. M. H.
District or inde-
pendent brigade
commander with
concurrence of
D. M. S.
District or Brigade Soldiers' wives or widows
qualified as sick nurses
and midwives (vide Ap-
pendix VIII) will have
preference.
Indian Hospital Corps.
36
Subedar I. H. C. Jemadar O. C., I. H. C. Coy. Government of
India.
Gazette of India By selection.
.
Appx. .I
Ap p o i n t me n t s .
Conditions of Service of Q. A. M. N. S. I.
Appx. II-A.
APPENDIX II.
A.—REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONDITIONS OF
SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF THE Q.A.M.N.S. FOR
INDIA.
1. Constitution, promotion and re-engagement.—The Queen Alexan-
dra's Military Nursing Service for India consists of :
—
a Chief Lady Superintendent,
Lady Superintendents,
Senior Nursing Sisters and
Nursing Sisters.
Promotion to a higher rank is by selection and rests with the
C.-in-C. (See Appendix I).
Lady nurses are engaged for a term of five years, reckoned from the
date of leaving England, or of joining an appointment in India, accord-
ing to the place of engagement. With the permission of the Govern-
ment of India and if pronounced by a medical board to be physically
fit for further service in India they may re-engage for a second, third
and fourth term of service or until the age of compulsory retirement,
if in all respects efficient and if specially recommended by the C.-in-C.
The engagement is terminable at 6 months' notice on either side
from the date of its receipt by the D. M. S. or the lady nurse concerned.
Notice of not less than thirty days from the date of its submission
by the lady nurse concerned, will be accepted on the conditions stated
in paragraph 3 and on the other hand the Government of India may
dispense with the services of a lady nurse at any time and grant her
a gratuity under Pension Regulations, India. An engagement is also
terminated by the marriage of a lady nurse.
The ages for compulsory retirement are :—
Years_
Chief Lady Superintendent and Lady Superinten-
dent.
.
55
Senior Nursing Sister and Nursing Sister.
5 0
2. Passages.—Lady nurses are entitled to the provision of free
passages to and from the U. K. as follows :—
(i)To India on first engagement if this takes place in the U. K.
(ii)To the U. K. on termination of a term of service whether.
first engagement took place in the U. K. or in India and
irrespective of whether the lady nurse re-engages for a
further term of service or not.
(iii)To India on the expiration of the leave ex India granted to
lady nurses who, having completed a term of service, re-
engage for a further term.
(iv)When granted leave on m.c. ex India.
157
Appx. II-A.
Conditions of Service of Q. A. M. N. S. I.
They are entitled under the above conditions to free conveyance
from their station in India to their destination in the U. K. and from
their residence in the U. K. to the station they are posted to on return
-to India.
3. Penalties for voluntary resignation .—A lady nurse who resigns
except on the recommendation of a medical board, will be called upon
to refund :-
£ 10 if less than 6 months' notice is given.
This refund will be paid into a government treasury on I. A. F.
A-507 and the treasury receipt will be attached to th.e applica-
tion to resign.
4. Detention beyond expiration of engagement .—A lady nurse, who is
detained in India. beyond the expiration of a five years term of service
shall, if permitted to re-engage for a further term, reckon towards the
latter term the period from the date of expiry of her first term to that
on which she actually ceased to do duty when proceeding on leave.
No period spent in the Imperial nursing service counts towards a
term of engagement in the Indian service.
5. Resignation and retirement of lady nurses.— All applications from
members of Q. A. M. N. S. for India to resign or to retire from the
service must be forwarded through the prescribed channel (including
the C. M. A.) to A. H. Q. for the orders of the Government of India.
The applicant must give a prospective date from which it is desired
that the resignation or retirement may take effect, and in cases of re-
tirement the applicant must also state where she wishes to draw her
pension.
6. Leave ex India.—A lady nurse may, during a term of service
be granted leave ex India without pay provided the State is put to
no expense. This period counts neither as service nor against leave
spent on m. c. vide para. 7.
7. Leave on medical certificate.—A lady nurse may be granted leave
on m. c. either in or ex India up to 12 months in one five years' term
of service and 6 months in every other term (privilege leave may be
taken as part of such leave). This leave will count as service. The
periods of 6 months' leave may be extended on the recommendation
of a medical board for a further period not exceeding 6 months on the
condition that the period of extension shall be reckoned as service but
that it shall be deducted from the leave authorised under para. 8.
8. Leave on re-engagement.— A lady nurse who on completion of a
term of service re-engages for a further term may be granted leave ex
India for such period, not exceeding one year, as may remain after
deducting therefrom any previous extension of leave on m. c. vide
para. 7 above. This period may be extended by 12 months on the
rrecommendation of a medical board if there is a reasonable prospect
of resumption of duty on the expiration of the extension. Leave
granted under this para., will not count as service.
Privilege leave may be taken as part of the leave admissible under
this paragraph and will count as service.
158
Conditions of Service of Q. A. M. N. S. I.
Appx. II. A.
A lady nurse will be eligible for the full period of leave admissible
under this paragraph, whether she is re-engaged for the full period of
five years' service or a portion thereof, on completion of her third term
of service.
9. Legal agreement.—A lady nurse, who proceeds out of India on
leave after engagement for a further five years' term of service, will be
required to sign a legally binding agreement, before leaving India,
to the effect that if she fails to rejoin the service in India at the expira-
tion of leave she will refund the pay received by her during the period
of her leave from the date of landing in England.
10.Extension of leave.—Extensions of leave ex India of lady nurses
require the previous sanction of the authorities concerned in In.dial.
and of the Secretary of State for India.
11.Last pay certificate.—Lady nurses proceeding on leave (other
than privilege leave not combined with other leave) require a final
last pay certificate or a colonial, pay warrant.
12.Privilege leave.—Privilege leave is admissible to lady nurses
as for officers, vide R. A. I.
159
Appx. II-B.
Form of Agreement.
B.—TERMS OF AGREEMENT FOR THE ENGAGEMENT
OF MATRONS FOR MILITARY FAMILY HOSPITALS.
Articles of Agreement, made this day of one
thousand nine hundred and between of
of the first part and the Secretary of State for
India in Council, hereinafter called the said Secretary of State of the
other part :
Whereas the party of the first part has on the day and year above
written accepted service under the said Secretary of State as a matron
of military family hospitals in India, subject to the conditions herein-
after contained.
Now THESE PRESENTS witness and the said parties hereto
respectively agree as follows, that is to say :
—
1. That the party of the first part shall immediately on the execu-
tion of these presents, deposit a sum of rupees forty with
the officer commanding the military family hospital at
the said amount to be refunded by the said
Secretary of State to the party of the first part on the deter-
mination of the service, unless forfeited by the party of the
first part under conditions 4 and 5 hereinafter mentioned.
2. That the party of the first part shall and will remain and con-
tinue in the service of the said Secretary of State as a
matron and shall at all times obey and be subject to the
rules and orders in force for the time being for the regula-
tion of the duties of her office.
3. That the said Secretary of State shall, subject to the rules and
regulations governing the grant thereof, pay to the party of
the first part, so long as she shall remain in the service of
the said Secretary of State, the salaries and the uniform
allowance fixed for the said office for the time being, such
salary to be paid monthly in arrear while the party of the
first part is serving under this agreement and to cease on the
day of the determination of such service and such uniform
allowance to be paid in advance, the first payment to be
made on the signing of these presents and subsequent
payments at the expiration of each twelve months of actual
duty performed by the party of the first part under these
presents but only on the production of a certificate signed
by her that she had no intention of resigning the service
within six months from that date.
4. That if the said party of the first part shall at any time here-
after become desirous of quitting the service, she shall,
unless prevented by illness or unforeseen circumstances
certified to the satisfaction of the officer commanding the
military family hospital at which she may then be nerving.
160
Form of Agreement.
Appx. II-B.
give that officer one clear calendar month's previous notice
in writing of such desire, and in default of such notice she
shall, if she quits the service, forfeit to the said Secretary
of State the amount deposited by her under condition 1
above. The said deposit shall also be forfeited in the event
of the party of the first part being dismissed for misconduct.
5. That if the party of the first part shall at any time hereafter
quit the service within six months of receiving a uniform
allowance, she shall, (unless the officer commanding the
military family hospital at which she may then be serving,
certifies that he is satisfied that her resignation is necessary
on account of illness or unforeseen circumstances over which
she had no control and excuses her from doing so) refund
on demand a portion of the yearly outfit allowance issued
to her, the amount to be refunded being assessed at the
r a t e o f R s . 1 0 / 5 f o r e a c h mo n t h o r a p o r t i o n o f a mo n t h b y
which her service in that year may fall short of six months,
if she is in the first year
/second or subsequent year of her service and
may be deducted from the amount of the deposit made by
her under clause 1 unless forfeited under clause 4 hereof
or any other money due to her by the said Secretary of
State.
6. That if the said Secretary of State shall at any time hereafter
wish to terminate the service of the party of the first part
shall be entitled to have one clear calendar month's previous
notice thereof or in default of such notice she shall be
entitled to one month's salary, provided nevertheless the
said Secretary of State shall be entitled to dismiss the party
of the first part without notice or payment in lieu thereof
for misconduct (as to which the decision of the officer
commanding the hospital at which she is then serving shall
be final).
7. That the cost of the stamp affixed to this agreement shall be
paid by the party of the first part.
In witness whereof the party of the first part and the
, on behalf of the said Secretary of State have hereto set their
hands, the day and year written above.
Signed by the party of the first part
in the presence of
Signed by
on behalf of the Secretary of State
in the presence of
161
Apps. III.
Promotion Examinations I. M. D.
APPENDIX III.
PROMOTION.
GENERAL.
The examinations will be conducted in accordance with the rules
given in Regulations for the Army in India.
1. EXAMINATION OF ASSISTANT SURGEONS OF THE I. M. D.
FOR PROMOTION FROM 3RD TO 2ND CLASS.
(a) The exami nat i on wi l l be hel d annual l y under arrangement s
made by the D. G., I. M. S. on the third Monday in April. Should.
Easter Monday or Good Friday fall in the third week in April the
examination will commence on the 1st Monday in April.
(b) Subj ect s of Exami nat i on. —Regul at i ons, surgery and Surgi cal ,
Applied Aratomy, Midwifery and Diseases of Women and Children,
Medicine, Materia-Medica and Hygiene.
(c) Candidates may present themselves for examination in the
above subjects either separately or conjointly ; failure in any one
subject will entail re-examination in that subject alone. When candi-
dates fail in several subjects or do not obtain a sufficient number
of marks in any one subject the D. G., I. M. S., may direct that they shall
not be permitted to re-appear at the next succeeding examination.
(d) Appl i cat i ons for Exami nat i on and Cent res at whi ch exami nat i ons
are held.—Applications for examination papers in respect of assistant
surgeons stating the number of candidates appearing at the examina-
tion and the number of sets of examination papers required, will be
forwarded by the A. D. M. S. district or independent brigade, on the
1st February, to the authorities shown below :—
Assistant Suraeons of all establishments.
Peshawar District . . . . . .
To the Principal, Medical College,
Calcutta, direct.
Kohat District.
. . . . .
Rawalpindi District . . . . .
Lahore District . . . . . .
Meerut District . . . . . .
Delhi Independent, Brigade Area . .
Lucknow District . . . . .
Presidency and Assam District . . .
Baluchistan District . .
. .
T o t h e S . G . w i t h t h e G o v e r n m e n t of Bombay, direct.
Zhob Independent Brigade Area . . .
Sind Independent Brigade area . . .
Waziristan District . . . . .
Mhow District . . . . . .
Poona Independent Brigade Area . . .
Bombay District (including Embarkation Medi-
cal Branch, Bombay) . . .
.
AadrasDistrict . . . . . . ) To the S. G. with the Government of
Madras, direct.
Burma District . . . . . .
The name and address (not merely the official designation) of the
Officer Commanding the hospital at which the examination is to be
162
Promotion Examinations I. M. D.
Appx. III.
held should be mentioned in the application for examination papers
to ensure the papers being sent direct. Any change that may be made
in the Officer Comman ding, hospital, or in the address, between the
date of submission of the application and that of the examination
should be notified direct to the officer to whom the application for
papers was forwarded.
(e) Submission of papers.—On completion of the examination
c a n d i d a t e s ’ p a p e r s i n p r o f e s s i o n a l s u b j e c t s w i l l b e f o r w a r d e d d i r e c t
to the officer in accordance with instructions issued with question
papers. The answers to questions in Regulations will be forwarded
direct to the D. D. G., I. M. S., Simla, for valuation.
2. EXAMINATION OF SUB-ASSISTANT SURGEONS OP THE
I. M. D.
( i) For promotion from the warrant grade to the rank of Jemadar,
( ii) for promotion above the efficiency bar in the rank of Jemadar
alter 10 years’ total service.
(a) The examinations will be held twice yearly on the third Monday
in April and October. Should Easter Monday or Good Friday fall in
the 3rd week in April the examination will commence on the 1st
Monday in that month.
(b) Subjects of Examination.—Regulations, Surgical Applied Ana-
tomy, Medicine, Surgery, Materia-Medica and Hygiene.
(c) Candidates may present themselves for examination in the
above subjects either separately or conjointly ; failure in any one-
subject will entail re-examination in that subject alone.
When candidates fail in several subjects or do not obtain a sufficient
number of marks in any one subject the D. G., I. M. S. may direct
that they shall not be permitted to re-appear at the next succeeding
examination.
(d) Applications for Examination and Centres at which examinations
are held.—Applications for examination papers in respect of sub-
assistant surgeons of all establishments serving in a district or
independent brigade will be forwarded by the A. D. M. S. con-
cerned on the 1st March and 1st September to the D. G., I. M. S. direct.
The application should contain the following information :
—
(a)Number of candidates.
(b)Number of sets of papers required.
(c) The station at which the candidates will appear for the exami-
nation.
The departmental examination of sub-assistant surgeons of all estab-
lishments will be carried out at headquarters of districts and indepen-
dent brigades and will be conducted by an officer detailed by the
district or brigade commander concerned.
(e) Submission of papers.— The answer papers in professional
subjects will be forwarded to the Principal of the School concerned in
accordance with instructions issued by the D. G., I. M. S. with the
:question papers, and the answers to questions in Regulations to the
D. D. G., I. M. S., Simla.
163