Remuneration of contractual medical college teachers hiked by 50% in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In a move to ensure the availability of adequate faculty in new government medical colleges and hospitals across the state, the Odisha government on Wednesday decided to enhance the consolidated remuneration of the Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors on a contractual basis with immediate effect.

As per a notification issued by the Health and Family Welfare department, the remuneration of Professor has been increased to Rs 2,30,000 plus a five per cent hike per annum from earlier Rs 1,25,000 plus a three per cent hike per annum.

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The remuneration of Associate Professor has been increased to Rs 2,00,000 plus a five per cent hike per annum from Rs 1,00,000 plus a three per cent hike per annum and the remuneration of Assistant professor has been hiked to Rs 1,20,000 plus five per cent hike per annum from earlier Rs 75,000 plus three per cent hike per annum.

“Government, after careful consideration, have been pleased to enhance the consolidated remuneration of the Medical College Teachers engaged in the Government Medical College and Hospitals on contractual basis with immediate effect in supersession of Health & Family Welfare Department Order No. 1212/H Dated.12.01.2018”, the notification reads.

The incentives are based on the location of the government medical colleges that have been divided into zones. While eight districts - Koraput, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Balangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi and Kandhamal have been categorised as Zone A, 12 districts - Keonjhar, Boudh, Balasore, Gajapati, Sonepur, Deogarh, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Angul, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj come under Zone B. The rest seven districts - Dhenkanal, Puri, Nayagarh, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Jagatsinghpur are under Zone C, reports the New Indian Express.

The medical colleges set up in Khurda, Cuttack and Ganjam districts shall not fall under this hike. 

Professors will be paid a monthly incentive of Rs 1.5 lakh in Zone A medical colleges, Rs 70,000 in Zone B and Rs 50,000 in Zone C over and above their monthly salary.

The associate professors shall get an incentive of Rs 1.25 lakh in Zone A, Rs 50,000 in Zone B and Rs 35,000 in Zone C. Similarly, the assistant professors will be paid an incentive of Rs 75,000 in Zone A, Rs 30,000 in Zone B and Rs 20,000 in Zone C.

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