PG, Senior residency completed but no posting: Doctors urge Rajasthan govt to act
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Jaipur: Pointing out that the doctors are waiting for their posting after completing their postgraduate and Senior Residency training, a Rajasthan-based doctors' body has urged the State Government to intervene and ensure that such doctors receive their posting promptly.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary of the Rajasthan Government, Dr. Bharat Pareek, President of United Doctors' Front (UDF), Rajasthan, submitted that for the past few years, doctors who have completed their PG and SR training have been kept waiting for orders for a long time at the Directorate or the concerned medical college.
During this period, due to the lack of a formal posting, such doctors do not get any salaries, resulting in their financial hardship, the doctor pointed out, further adding that keeping the doctors waiting for doctors for more than a month also leads to a lengthy process at the Directorate for the regularization of this APO (awaiting posting orders) period, causing mental distress to the doctors.
Further, such a long wait for orders at the Directorate and the concerned medical college also delays the joining of these in-service doctors as Senior Residents compared to those who are not in service, causing them to fall behind in their academic qualifications, the letter mentioned.
Accordingly, the doctor requested the State Government authorities to ensure that the doctors who have completed their PG and SR training are not kept waiting for orders for a long time and are posted promptly.
He also urged the authorities to issue orders for the payment of their salaries for this period from their newly assigned posting location, so that the doctors do not have to make unnecessary trips to the Directorate and can dedicate their full time to medical work.
Speaking to Medical Dialogues, Dr. Bharat Pareek said, "After completing PG or Senior Residency, serving doctors in Rajasthan are made to wait 3–4 months for formal posting orders. During this period, they continue working in medical colleges and hospitals, providing full services without receiving any salary. This is not just an administrative delay — it is unpaid work, and it pushes young doctors into severe financial stress at a stage when family responsibilities and EMIs are at their peak."
"Our clear demand to the government is simple and fair: either issue posting orders immediately after PG/SR completion, or ensure salary is drawn from the institution where the doctor is actively working and this period should be counted in SR. Doctors are delivering healthcare without interruption — their livelihoods should not be interrupted in return," he further added.
