Ludhiana: Doctor on Monday strikes in the District Government Hospital to protest the government to reduce their benefits in the sixth payment commission.
President of the Punjab Civil Medical Services (PCM) for a civil hospital, Dr.
Kulwant Singh, “said not operating in the hospital, but we attended emergency services, including Covid care.” Despite the operation of pregnant women was carried out, their routine examination was beaten.
President of the State of Civil Medical Services for Civil Hospital Dr.
Gagandeep Singh said the OPD service did not work at the district government hospital.
State president of the rural medical staff association Dr.
Deepiding Singh Khanna said, “Rural medical officers also observed strikes.
Instead of raising our non-practitioners’ benefits (NPA) from 25% to 33%, the government reduced to 20% even when health workers remained At the front line of the war with a covid pandemic.
We held a meeting with the Secretary of Health on Monday morning.
He has assured that the decision to reduce the NPA will be taken back in a week.
But the doctors are not ready for this long time limit and have asked officials to take Decision in two days.
“Not the availability of doctors in the OPDs leaving high and dry patients.
“I came to the examination of Jamalpur.
When he reached here, I learned about the strike doctor and suspension of OPD services.
Now, I will return home.
I have no choice but to come on Tuesday,” Parveen Kumar said, a resident of Jamalpur.
Pregnant women are also disturbed.
“This period is very important to us, but no one will attend us.
Who will be responsible if something is wrong with me and my child,” Anju Bhatia said from civilians.