Med staff protest on, EDMC denies termination order

 Med staff protest on, EDMC denies termination order

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Somrita.Ghosh@timesgroup.com

04.02.2022

New Delhi: Doctors, nurses and paramedical staff of East Delhi Municipal Corporationrun hospitals continued their protest on Thursday as well over non-payment of salaries for four months.

Meanwhile, an order issued by the medical superintendent of Swami Dayanand Hospital, Dr Rajni Khedwal, stated that services of all senior and junior resident doctors  would be considered terminated from February 4 and fresh interviews would be conducted accordingly. The order also stated that all Diplomate of National Board (DNB) residents and contractual doctors would be marked absent.

“We all were there in the protest, none of us went for our duties. We have also asked the administration to speak on our behalf because they are too part of the hospital. Maybe the matter will be resolved tomor row. Unless we get a concrete statement regarding salary, we will continue the protest,”said Dr Atul Jain, president of the hospital’s resident doctors’ association.

Meanwhile, EDMC commissioner Vikas Anand said that no order had been issued regarding the termination/ suspension of the striking doctors’ services so far. The termination order is only for the DNB workers and for the rest of the medical staff, it is based on ‘no work no pay’ as per the SC rule, he clarified.

“The salaries will be provided at the earliest. We have a very good team of doctors at SwamiDayanand Hospital. The only request is that they should join back and resume services,” said the commissioner.

Anand also said that the salaries for the months of February and March would be paid on time. “EDMC is going through a financial crisis and even in such difficult times, the corporation issensitive towards the interests of its employees. Their due arrears will be paid in the month of Mayas per the availabilityof the funds,” he added.

AAP opposes ‘barbaric’ order, seeks reinstatement of all doctors

Aam Aadmi Party accused the BJP-led east corporation of issuing a “barbaric order” to “terminate the services of doctors” if they do not get back to work. “AAP opposes the BJP-led corporation’s barbaric order. Municipal elections are approaching and the people of Delhi will vote the BJP out of the corporation for sure now. We strongly condemn this shameless act of the BJP and demand the reinstatement of all doctors,” said municipal election in-charge of AAP Durgesh Pathak.