State government doctors have gone on a strike from Tuesday demanding that they should be paid as per the Sixth Pay Commission and should get allowances similar to the central government doctors.
“A total of 150 doctors in the city and 450 doctors in the district are participating in this indefinite strike, which will continue till our demands are met,” said Kalyan Deshpande, president of the Federation of Health Officer (doctors), Pune division committee. “A meeting of the federation was held at a Aundh hospital on Tuesday, where we took the decision to stop work.”
He said the strike would affect services in primary healthcare centres in the districts, district hospitals and state-run mental hospitals. But they would continue to provide emergency services for the next two days.
According to a press release issued, the doctors have demands other than the pay hike, including implementation of the Dynamic Assured Career Progressive Scheme (DACPS) and the Non-Practising Allowance (NPA).
“We are expecting that the government will take a decision on this issue in the upcoming cabinet meeting in Nashik. If our demands are not met, the agitation will be intensified,” Atmaram Shejul, divisional deputy secretary of the federation said.
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