Intern doctors want stipend hiked, threaten strike
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Ahmedabad:09.12.2020
Intern doctors on Covid duty at government hospitals since April have threatened to go on strike if their monthly stipend is not increased from the present Rs 12,800 per month to Rs 20,000.
The intern doctors, who have completed their MBBS and are serving in teaching hospitals of government colleges wrote to the deans, superintendents and Covid-19 nodal officer, saying their demand for an increase in their stipend be fulfilled immediately. They stated that either the government announces an increase in their stipend by December 14, or they will assume they have been relieved from their duties by the authorities.
In a letter addressed to the authorities, the intern doctors stated that they have been serving in Covid-19 wards since April, and have been discharging all duties. Nearly 150 intern doctors have been infected by Covid-19. They underwent isolation and resumed work enthusiastically.
They said that alongside senior faculty members, resident doctors and paramedical staff, they have been discharging their duties in Covid-19 wards. They are proud to have been respected as corona warriors and are grateful to the government and the people for this. However, the remuneration they are getting is not enough, compared to corona warriors in Gujarat and other states, including the medical students who have been ordered by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to work as ‘Covid Sahayaks’.
UP IN ARMS: The intern doctors said if the government does not announce an increase in their stipend by December 14, they will assume they have been relieved from their duties
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