Punjab Govt doctors defer proposed strike till January 23 after Health Department Assurances
Delhi Medical Council
Patiala: Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCMSA) doctors, on Sunday, announced its decision to defer their planned suspension of hospital services till January 23 following a constructive discussion with senior health department officials.
Around 2,500 doctors part of the Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCMSA) had earlier announced that they would resume their agitation from January 20 to push the government to accept their demands.
The association is demanding that the state government promptly issue notifications addressing the reinstatement of dynamic assured career progression (DACP) and improve the security measures for doctors.
Medical Dialogues recently reported that amidst ongoing talks between the finance department and the Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCMSA), no significant outcomes have been achieved so far, prompting around 2,500 doctors in the state to resume their agitation on January 20th. The doctors are urging the government to fulfil its time-bound commitments.
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According to the PTI report, in a statement issued after a general body meeting of the PCMSA in Moga, its president Dr Akhil Sarin said a detailed and fruitful discussion took place with senior officials of the health department on January 17.
The proposal prepared by the health department was endorsed by the PCMSA after the discussion. During the discussions, the PCMSA was informed that the necessary notification would be issued soon, possibly in the first half of the coming week, he said.
The PCMSA, while reposing faith in the government and acknowledging the sincere efforts put in by the health department for the issuance of a notification, announces that the call for agitation stands deferred by four days till January 23, he added.
PCMSA Patiala unit president Dr Sumeet Singh informed that the next general body meeting of the association will be held on January 23.
