- By Sakshi Gupta
- Sat, 30 Dec 2023 10:22 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Haryana Govt Doctors: On Friday, government doctors in Haryana went on strike to urge their demands for the development of a specialized cadre and a reduction in the bond amount for postgraduate courses, affecting outpatient department (OPD) services in some hospitals. The state's government doctors have gone on strike for the second time this week.
They went on strike for the first time on Wednesday. After the authorities guaranteed them a meeting with the health minister on Monday, the protesting doctors returned to work Friday evening. The walkout was called by the Haryana Civil Medical Services Association (HCMS), a group that represents government doctors in Haryana.
Meanwhile, in light of the strike, the Health Department has revoked all forms of doctor leaves, deploying around 3,000 doctors to guarantee healthcare services are not disrupted, according to an official statement issued on Friday. Anil Vij, Minister of Health, stated that the health department has mobilized about 3,000 doctors, including consultants, senior consultants, National Health Mission doctors, medical officers from medical colleges, and community health officers.
HCMS general secretary Dr Anil Yadav said, "We have resumed our normal duties. Further course of action will now depend on the outcome of Monday's meeting." "We are hopeful that all our demands will be met," he said. He, however, said during the day OPD services remained suspended in government health institutions while emergency services functioned as usual.
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"In view of the assurance of a meeting with the government pertaining to our demands and keeping in view the larger public interest, we did not proceed with a complete shutdown of services and emergency services were attended to on Friday," he said.
What are Haryana doctors demanding?
He stated that on Friday, he met with Haryana's Director General of Health Services (DGHS). According to the official statement, the meeting of HCMS representatives with DGHS Randeep Singh Poonia, which included senior health department officials, addressed various demands of the doctors' body, including the establishment of a specialist cadre, amendments to the PG policy, and pay revisions.
During the meeting, HCMSA officers were informed that the specialist cadre had been approved and that the state government is exploring wage revisions and other PG policy changes. According to the statement, the demands of the group are given high priority for resolution.
Notably, HCMS announced on Wednesday that if the government does not accept their demands, doctors will go on indefinite strike beginning Friday, with a complete shutdown of all services. The development of a specialist cadre for doctors, a reduction in the bond amount for postgraduate courses, and a dynamic secured career progression system on par with central government doctors are among the doctors' demands.