Government medical doctors on stir, well being companies hit in Nagaland

By Express News Service

GUWAHATI:  Public well being companies in Nagaland have been partially affected on the second day of a three-day stir launched by the federal government medical doctors throughout the Northeast state. The Nagaland In-Service Doctors Association (NIDA) had informed its members to go on informal go away en masse in protest towards the federal government’s ‘failure’ to extend the retirement age from 60 years to 62 years.

While the NIDA had a gathering with Chief Secretary J Alam on Tuesday, particulars of the discussions weren’t identified. Earlier within the day, NIDA president Dr E Phyantsuthung informed this newspaper that the medical doctors, apart from these assigned for emergency companies, weren’t attending duties. “We will not relent unless the retirement age of all government doctors is raised to 62 years,” Dr Phyantsuthung stated.

As over 500 common and contractual medical doctors are staying away from duties, the federal government has turned to non-public medical doctors for assist. But the transfer is unlikely to supply aid as there are solely a small variety of personal hospitals in Nagaland. “The government has sought their help. It had a meeting with them two days ago,” Dr Phyantsuthung stated.

The authorities had earlier warned that medical doctors happening agitation would face motion below the provisions of Nagaland Government Servants Conduct Rules, 1968. It had additionally stated that the wage of the agitating medical doctors could be deducted as per its coverage of “no work, no pay”.