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Docs’ allowance hiked, up to ₹1 lakh a month
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Bengaluru:23.12.2020
In a relief for doctors in the health and family welfare department, the government has issued an order increasing their special allowance.
The allowance varies depending on the doctors’ qualification and experience in government service. Now, it ranges from Rs 30,500 for a newly recruited MBBS/BDS doctor to Rs 1,03,500 for a specialised one with over 25 years of service.
Karnataka Government Medical Officers’ Association members had staged protests in September, demanding a hike in pay scale, on par with that of Central Government Health Services. With this order, a new recruit will get a monthly salary of Rs 91,500 as against the earlier Rs 82,000. The highest monthly pay will be for super-specialist doctors (Rs 2.4 lakh, which includes Rs 1,03,500 as special allowance). According to officials, only 13 doctors in the state get this salary.
However, not all doctors are happy with the order. “The government has not completely agreed to our demands of pay parity with CGHS. It had recruited specialist doctors through a bidding process earlier and paid them Rs 4 lakh per month. Our salaries are still not on par with them. The government has increased allowance at the entry level (MBBS graduate), from the existing Rs 21,000 to Rs 30,500. Just a Rs 9,500 salary hike is not justified,” said KGMOA members.
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