Hyderabad: In response to the strike by junior doctors working in state hospitals, Prime Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) on Wednesday decided to increase the honorarium paid to senior residents by 15 percent. He also instructed officials to ensure that better medical facilities are provided to junior doctors and their family members at the state-run Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS).
In a statement from his office, KCR, the junior doctors asked to strike their strike, taking into account the general public health and the continuing COVID-19 pandemic in Telangana. He advised them to ‘get on with their duties immediately’. The prime minister also claimed that the state government “never discriminated against junior doctors” and added that he was ready to resolve their demands now.
The prime minister held a review meeting on Wednesday at his camp outside Pragati Bhavan here with officials from the medical and health department across the state. COVID-19 situation, vaccination program and other problems. It was during the meeting that the officials brought the strike to him through junior doctor strike.
‘If the demands of junior doctors are justified, the government has no objection to resolving them. They can bring the demands to the government and have them resolved. But it is not appropriate to remember the duties now and then under the pretext of a strike without first understanding the time and situation and causing people discomfort time and time again. On top of that, no one among the people will appreciate it, ”the statement from the KCR’s office said.
Senior and junior doctors of state hospitals in Telangana boycotted work today as the government did not meet their demands, which were previously promised by Prime Minister KCR, not even COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 6,000 senior and junior doctors in the state representing 15 government hospitals, including Gandhi, Osmania, MGMH Warangal and others, today boycotted their duties and demanded that the government meet their demands immediately, and they will continue to resign to boycott until the requirements are met.
Dr. P. Rahul and dr. Srikanth, president and vice president of the Telangana Junior Doctors Association (JUDA), said they had submitted a memorandum to the Superintendent of Osmania General Hospital demanding that the 15 percent increase in grants for graduate students and interns are required. must be released immediately from January 2020.
The other grievance, as quoted by the association president, was that health workers and their family members could not get a bed for treatment. “NIMS is always working on limited beds and we urge you to increase bed capacity and issue a circular for free treatment for health workers and their families,” said Dr. Rahul said.
The letter also requires insurance for medical students to graduate students, in accordance with GO-74. ‘The ex-gratia of 50 lakhs for doctors and 25 lakhs for nurses and support staff announced has not yet been implemented. We will boycott the service if the demands are not met on 25 May 2021, ”reads the letter. The Junior Doctors Association (JUDA) gave the government two weeks to comply with their demands
Source: The Siasat Daily