Bihar Health Services Association Doctors to stage protest over mandatory biometric attendance
The communique stated, "If the government still does not heed the demands, the doctors will boycott outdoor patient department work on October 6 while attending to emergency duty.";
Patna: Government doctors associated with the Bihar Health Services Association (BHSA) have decided to go to work by wearing black badges on September 29 and October 5 as a protest against the state health department's decision to not revoke the linking of the biometric attendance with their salary, said a communique issued by BHSA.
The announcement was issued by Dr. Ranjeet Kumar, BHSA general secretary who stated that the decision to wear black badges was taken after the BHSA core committee meeting.
The communique stated, "If the government still does not heed the demands, the doctors will boycott outdoor patient department work on October 6 while attending to emergency duty."
The health department has recently made biometric attendance compulsory. The decision is opposed by government doctors, especially those posted at the level of sadar (district) hospital and below alleging that it would affect their working life. Due to the shortage of medical practitioners, the doctors manage their duties through mutual arrangements with their colleagues, reports the Hindustan Times.
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