Gujarat Hikes Honorarium for Visiting Specialists, Super-Specialists

Ahmedabad: In a big move to improve healthcare services across the state, the Gujarat government has increased the honorarium for private visiting specialists and super-specialist doctors serving at the district hospitals, sub-district hospitals and community health centres under the Chief Minister’s Setu Scheme.

As per the new revised pay scale, visiting doctors across various categories will now receive higher daily or monthly payments for their services in government hospitals.

Now, non-surgical super-specialists and surgical super-specialists will be paid equally of Rs 8,500 per day for at least three hours of mandatory service at government hospitals. Similarly, all categories of private visiting specialist doctors will now be paid Rs 4,200 per day for three hours of service.