Chandigarh, June 29

Government doctors will observe strike across the state to mark Doctors’ Day on Thursday.

Government doctors led by the Joint Punjab Government Doctors Coordination Committee are protesting against the 6the Pay Commission’s recommendation of decrease and de-linking of the non-practicing allowance from the basic pay. The doctors will suspend OPDs and medico-legal work on July 1.

Dr Gagandeep Shergill, senior vice-president, PCMS Association, said as part of the protest, they would suspend all medico-legal work, including post-mortem. However, doctors would perform their duties in cases related to rape victims.

He said they would intensify their struggle and discuss suspending other services as well. On Monday, a government team had invited doctors for negotiations, but the meeting remained inconclusive, as the doctors insisted on a full-panel meeting led by ministers. — TNS