JAIPUR: The in-service doctors called off their week-long strike following exhaustive six-hour long talks with health minister Kali Charan Saraf and top officials from home, finance and medical department on Sunday night.
The resident doctors also met the government and called the decisions 'positive,' and said that the government had agreed on majority of their demands.
"The government gave nod to all our 33 demands including grade pay scale of Rs 10,000 and arrears. All in-service doctors will return to their duties from Monday morning," said Dr. Ajay Choudhary, president of All Rajasthan In-Service Doctors Association (ARISDA).
On Sunday evening leaders of All Rajasthan In-Service Doctors Association (ARISDA) met with the government officials on Sunday afternoon at the secretariat. The doctors presented their 33 demands ranging from single shift, and hike in the grade pay scale.
As many as 2,000 primary health centres (PHCs) and 569 community health centres (CHCs) along with several district hospitals were hit hard by the strike. "An amicable solution has been found and all deadlocks have been resolved, I am hopeful that doctors will return to the work from Monday onwards," said medical and health minister Kali Charan Saraf.
The government on Friday had said that it will not speak to the striking doctors and had invoked the Rajasthan Essential Services Act (RESMA) and directed the home department to arrest the striking doctors. As many as 15 doctors were arrested by the police, and many of the ARISDA had gone underground.
"The talks began at 2 PM and the important issues housing for doctors posted at rural areas, hike in stipend and most importantly cadre review for the grade pay scale of Rs 10,000 were discussed ," said Dr. Ajay Choudhary, adding that the government has also agreed for placing CCTVs inside the hospitals for the security of the doctors.
The government doctors said there struggle has yielded the positive result, "I want to thank the government for agreeing to our demands and we will return to our jobs on Monday," said Dr Jagdish Modi, member of the association.
The resident doctors also met the government and called the decisions 'positive,' and said that the government had agreed on majority of their demands.
"The government gave nod to all our 33 demands including grade pay scale of Rs 10,000 and arrears. All in-service doctors will return to their duties from Monday morning," said Dr. Ajay Choudhary, president of All Rajasthan In-Service Doctors Association (ARISDA).
On Sunday evening leaders of All Rajasthan In-Service Doctors Association (ARISDA) met with the government officials on Sunday afternoon at the secretariat. The doctors presented their 33 demands ranging from single shift, and hike in the grade pay scale.
As many as 2,000 primary health centres (PHCs) and 569 community health centres (CHCs) along with several district hospitals were hit hard by the strike. "An amicable solution has been found and all deadlocks have been resolved, I am hopeful that doctors will return to the work from Monday onwards," said medical and health minister Kali Charan Saraf.
The government on Friday had said that it will not speak to the striking doctors and had invoked the Rajasthan Essential Services Act (RESMA) and directed the home department to arrest the striking doctors. As many as 15 doctors were arrested by the police, and many of the ARISDA had gone underground.
"The talks began at 2 PM and the important issues housing for doctors posted at rural areas, hike in stipend and most importantly cadre review for the grade pay scale of Rs 10,000 were discussed ," said Dr. Ajay Choudhary, adding that the government has also agreed for placing CCTVs inside the hospitals for the security of the doctors.
The government doctors said there struggle has yielded the positive result, "I want to thank the government for agreeing to our demands and we will return to our jobs on Monday," said Dr Jagdish Modi, member of the association.
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