Resident doctors’ strike: All barring a few join duty

Resident doctors’ strike: All barring a few join duty

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:13.08.2021

The deadlock between resident doctors and the state government was resolved on Thursday as the majority of striking doctors resumed duty or promised to do so. Sources privy to the development said a faction of doctors is still not in favour of a truce, but the majority of the doctors across the state accepted the offer of the state government.

Resident doctors in Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar resumed duty, whereas in Ahmedabad, senior resident doctors agreed to the proposals. The Junior Doctors Association (JDA) office bearers could not be contacted despite several attempts to know their stance.

On Thursday, the state health department issued a GR where they mentioned that the senior residency (SR) years of resident doctors would be considered as part of the bond period in the ratio of 1:1. They will also get deputation at district or sub-district hospitals and would only get stipend for it, sans DA or other perks.

‘The doctors on bond will have to complete the period according to the new arrangements. The arrangement is only for the 2021 batch and won’t serve as a precedent for the future. Senior residency provisions will remain the same,’ the GR states. The GR also revoked the order to doctors to vacate hostels.