House surgeons stage protest in Coimbatore
Coimbatore: 08.06.2021
As many as 100 house surgeons at Karpagam Medical College and Hospital staged a protest on Monday, demanding an increase of the monthly stipend, accommodation and food facilities.
“They pay us a stipend of 2,500 per month, which is meagre compared to the government stipend of 23,000 a month. They also don’t provide us accommodation or food, despite us working round-theclock,” said a protester. “Any given day, 30 house surgeons are posted in the Covid-19 ward and many are posted in the emergency care, where Covid-19 patients are treated. In the last one month alone, 15 house surgeons were infected with the virus.” By afternoon, the hospital management agreed to provide accommodation. But food will not be free and the stipend will remain the same. TNN
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