Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Ms. Asiea Naqash said that engagement of contractual staff is being done under National Health Mission (NHM), adding that keeping in view shortage of regular doctors in Health Institutions, from financial year 2012-13 it was decided to hire services of MBBS doctors at State level by Mission Director, NHM.This was stated by the Minister while replying to question by Mr. Firdous Ahmad Tak in the Legislative Council today. The Minister said that the contractual hiring of staff under NHM is being done on basis of merit acquired in the written test/viva-voce as per the criteria laid in document prepared for hiring of contractual staff.Regarding alleged irregularities in the selection of staff under NRHM in district Kishtwar, the Minister said that the probe panel headed by DDC Kishtwar has, in his report, made it clear that the allegations of the complainants have not been found correct.