Govt doctors’ strike affects partially disrupts medical treatment in public hospitals

Gandhinagar: Over 10 thousand government doctors and medical teachers across the state are on strike from today on 4th April over various demands.

The doctors on strike stated that they will be on strike till their demands are not fulfilled by the state government. The doctors are demanding a total salary of Rs 2,37,500 which includes basic salary plus NPPA (No Private Practice Allowance), as per the central government’s order dated 1st July 2021. The government doctors are also protesting the order of the state government that every government doctor is supposed to give assurance every month that they haven’t done private practices. The issue of the state government continuing the order of financial recovery of arrears from doctors is also included. Other demands include amendment in grade pay, demand of regional transport allowance, re-executing the old pension scheme, and promotions. The Gujarat government doctors forum had stated about a strike on 4th April in a memorandum given to the state government.

Over 250 senior doctors are on strike in Ahmedabad. Over 700 doctors are on strike in Surat, as informed by Dr Omkar Chaudhari. Around 250 doctors of Vadodara medical college and Sayaji hospital in Vadodara have also joined the strike. Around 330 doctors in Rajkot are on strike. In Gandhinagar, the government doctors and health workers gathered at Satyagrah Chhavni for protest. DeshGujarat