New Delhi : Resident Doctors to finally Get Maternity leave Benefits, Govt issues Notice
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Resident doctors (SRs/JRs/SR(Adhoc) & JR(Adhoc)) shall be entitled for maternity leaves of 26 weeks and miscarriage leave of 06 weeks as per Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
New Delhi: Over the past few years, many ordeals have been reported by the media where the female resident doctors have been denied maternity leave by various government hospitals citing “non-provision of orders to provide maternity benefits to ad hoc doctors”. In order to bring relief to the female doctors, the Health & Family Welfare Department, Delhi Government has now issued the Guidelines for grant of Maternity Leave/ Miscarriage Leave to Resident doctors (SRs/jRs/ SR(Adhoc) & JR(Adhoc)).
The guidelines came after Health And Family Welfare Department received proposals from the hospitals seeking clarifications regarding provisions of Maternity Leave/ Miscarriage Leave for resident doctors.
In response the government in its notification stated that the issue has been examined in light of Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 adding its decision that the
New Delhi: Over the past few years, many ordeals have been reported by the media where the female resident doctors have been denied maternity leave by various government hospitals citing “non-provision of orders to provide maternity benefits to ad hoc doctors”. In order to bring relief to the female doctors, the Health & Family Welfare Department, Delhi Government has now issued the Guidelines for grant of Maternity Leave/ Miscarriage Leave to Resident doctors (SRs/jRs/ SR(Adhoc) & JR(Adhoc)).
The guidelines came after Health And Family Welfare Department received proposals from the hospitals seeking clarifications regarding provisions of Maternity Leave/ Miscarriage Leave for resident doctors.
In response the government in its notification stated that the issue has been examined in light of Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 adding its decision that the
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