Uttarakhand: 1700 Govt doctors threaten mass resignation over salary deduction
Uttarakhand: Citing that doctors pursuing PG courses and working in government hospitals should be given a full salary as promised by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, around 1700 government doctors of Uttarakhand medical facilities have threatened to submit their mass resignation on September 8 if their demands for better pay and proper treatment is not met.
According to a recent media report, the President of the Provincial Medical Association, a body of doctors associated with the state government, Dr Naresh Napalchyal, stated that they will be wearing a black band for a week till September 7, and on September 8 they will deliver their resignation if their demands are not fulfilled.
This came following the government's decision that one day's salary will be deducted from the employees for the chief minister's relief fund. The strategy was applied when the COVID pandemic outbroke in the state; however, the amount is still being deducted from their account on a monthly basis.
Dr Naresh Napalchyal stated that they have been working under extreme pressure for months. Moreover, they have been extending their services in COVID facilities without caring for their families or their own safety. At a time like this when healthcare workers are offering their services day and night in order to contain the pandemic, the doctors of several other states are either receiving pay hike or incentive for working extra hours but the Uttarakhand government is surprisingly deducting salary.
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