Maha: NRHM doctors pay disparity to be addressed soon, says AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
Pune: Union minister of AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal in a press meet recently announced that the issues faced by the doctors working under a contract for the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) would be dealt by the Ministry of AYUSH and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) soon.
The NRHM has long been complaining that their salary is less in comparison to other states. During the press meet in Maharashtra's Pune, the minister stated that they have taken measures to raise the salary of these doctors.
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The minister who visited the National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune (NIN), observed the various ongoing activities in the institute and interacted with the staff and students.
Sonowal, according to a media report in the Hindustan Times, said, "The ministry of Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy) and the ministry of health and family Welfare are working together to address the problems faced by doctors. Both ministries are involved in the prevention of diseases and the promotion of health at the ground level. We will address the pay disparity issue faced by doctors who are working for the past many years."
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