Govt docs to go on strike for pay hike on Sept 21
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:13.09.2018
Government doctors will boycott working barring emergency services across the state on September 21 if the government does not hike their salaries on par with their counterparts at the Centre.
On Wednesday, more than 3,000 government doctors — including many heads of departments and senior professors — marched from Chepauk to St Fort George holding placards, posters and banners demanding better pay. They handed over a memorandum to the chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s office explaining the difference in pay between the Central and state government doctors.
Government doctors, who teach in medical colleges and carry out patient services, are paid less than teachers in state-run veterinary, agriculture and arts and science colleges, the joint action committee of Government Doctors Association said. Government doctors get their first pay band revision in their eight year of service and have to wait till 15th year for promotions. “For nearly a decade now, we have been demanding for pay parity with Central government doctors and time-bound promotions. We have held talks with the health department and finance department. We were told that the health department will make recommendations to the finance, nothing happened,” said JAC-GDA head Dr K Senthil.
The basic salary for doctors in state and central services is the same when they join duty, but doctors in central government services receive promotions in four, nine, 13 and 20 years, compared to eight, 15, 17 and 20 years in the state government, he said.
For nearly a month, government doctors have been boycotting classes, skipping routine meetings and audits, and have not been updating their daily reports. “Nevertheless, we did not stop patient services. We expected government to give us a favourable reply. We are now forced to declare one day strike,” said Dr A Ramalingam.
On September 21, doctors from all government hospitals from primary health centre to medical colleges will boycott OP services and elective surgeries.
Government doctors protesting demanding pay hike on Wednesday
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:13.09.2018
Government doctors will boycott working barring emergency services across the state on September 21 if the government does not hike their salaries on par with their counterparts at the Centre.
On Wednesday, more than 3,000 government doctors — including many heads of departments and senior professors — marched from Chepauk to St Fort George holding placards, posters and banners demanding better pay. They handed over a memorandum to the chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s office explaining the difference in pay between the Central and state government doctors.
Government doctors, who teach in medical colleges and carry out patient services, are paid less than teachers in state-run veterinary, agriculture and arts and science colleges, the joint action committee of Government Doctors Association said. Government doctors get their first pay band revision in their eight year of service and have to wait till 15th year for promotions. “For nearly a decade now, we have been demanding for pay parity with Central government doctors and time-bound promotions. We have held talks with the health department and finance department. We were told that the health department will make recommendations to the finance, nothing happened,” said JAC-GDA head Dr K Senthil.
The basic salary for doctors in state and central services is the same when they join duty, but doctors in central government services receive promotions in four, nine, 13 and 20 years, compared to eight, 15, 17 and 20 years in the state government, he said.
For nearly a month, government doctors have been boycotting classes, skipping routine meetings and audits, and have not been updating their daily reports. “Nevertheless, we did not stop patient services. We expected government to give us a favourable reply. We are now forced to declare one day strike,” said Dr A Ramalingam.
On September 21, doctors from all government hospitals from primary health centre to medical colleges will boycott OP services and elective surgeries.
Government doctors protesting demanding pay hike on Wednesday
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