Give up private practice; get salary on Par with AIIMS: Health Minister to give choice to Assam doctors
Guwahati: Facing an acute dearth of doctors at its government medical institute and several posts had been lying vacant, the Assam government is soon going to come up with measures providing a practice choice to its government doctors.
The Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the state government will pay the doctors at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on par with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) given that they quit the private practice. In addition, the state authorities will make a distinction between the government and private healthcare sectors.
According to recent media reports, the minister declared the steps this in a recent state assembly session while replying to a question by Dhing MLA Dr Aminul Islam during the ongoing Budget Session of Assam Legislative Assembly.
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"We are going to ban the private practice of GMCH doctors from Bohag Bihu. They will get the same salary and other amenities at par with the AIIMS in Delhi. I have asked the doctors to resign if they wish to work at private nursing homes. Now we are going to make a distinction between the government and private sectors," he added.
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