Government Doctors

Tamil Nadu Doctors End Week-Long Protest Demanding Pay Parity

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Swati Sharma | Friday November 1, 2019

Government doctors in Tamil Nadu have temporarily withdrawn their indefinite strike today after a week-long protest demanding pay parity with their central counterparts.

Tamil Nadu Doctors Temporarily Withdraw Strike After Government Ultimatum

Tamil Nadu News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 1, 2019

The Federation of Government Doctors Association (FOGDA) on Friday called off their strike temporarily following a stern warning by the government.

Only One Government Doctor For 10,926 People In India: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 1, 2019

There is only one allopathic government doctor for every 10,926 people in India against the WHO's recommended doctor-population ratio of 1:1000, stated a government report.

Government Doctors In Tamil Nadu Declare Strike Over Pay Parity

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday October 24, 2019

Around 17,000 government doctors across Tamil Nadu have declared an indefinite strike from Friday demanding a revision of their salary. The government doctors want pay parity with their counterparts in the central government.

Tamil Nadu Doctors Threaten To Strike From October 25 If Demands Not Met

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin; Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday October 9, 2019

Government doctors in Tamil Nadu have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from October 25 if their demands for a pay hike are not met by the state government. The doctors are demanding pay parity with central government doctors.

Now, Free Of Cost Online Course For Government Doctors To Upgrade Skills

Jobs | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 7, 2019

Delhi government and a leading knowledge platform have joined hands to provide free-of-cost online courses to doctors to upgrade their medical skills, officials said on Tuesday.

Government Doctors Are Not Allowed Private Practice: Health Ministry

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Friday July 26, 2019

As per Central Health Service (CHS) Rules, 2014, persons appointed to CHS shall not be allowed private practice of any kind whatsoever including any consultation and laboratory practice, according to Ministry of Health.

Bengal Doctors' Strike Worsens, 9-To-9 Shutdown At Government Hospitals

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday June 12, 2019

Health services in Bengal may be headed for a total shutdown today as senior doctors at the state-run hospitals join the protest called by the junior doctors. Services at the state-run institutions across Bengal were hit on Tuesday after junior doctors launched a protest against attack on an intern at a Kolkata hospital over alleged negligence by f...

Tripura High Court Cancels Interim Bail Of 5 Involved In Assault Of Doctor

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 13, 2019

The Tripura High Court has stayed an interim bail order of five persons involved in assault of a government doctor of Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Agartala.

UP BJP Lawmaker "Ridiculed Me" For Not "Forging" Document, Alleges Doctor

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 31, 2019

Upset with the alleged misbehaviour by local BJP MLA Roshanlal Verma, a Shahjahanpur district hospital doctor submitted his resignation from his post, prompting other government doctors to threaten mass resignation if the legislator does not tender a written apology.

UP Government Doctors To Protest By Wearing Black Bands On October 1

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Government doctors in Uttar Pradesh under the banner of Provincial Medical Services Association-UP announced on Monday their decision to wear black bands on October 1 in support of their demands including promotion issues and non-practice allowance.

Cops Didn't Act On Complaint Against BJP 'Goons", MP Doctor Quits Job

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Wednesday May 9, 2018

A government doctor has quit her job in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur after the police didn't act on her complaint alleging that some "goons" from the ruling BJP had misbehaved and threatened to sexually assault her at work.

Boy, 11, Dies After Government Doctor Allegedly Denies Treatment Over Rs 5000 Bribe

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 21, 2018

An 11-year-old boy died allegedly when he was denied treatment at the government hospital after his family failed to give the "Rs 5,000 bribe" demanded by a doctor.

Bengal Government Doctor Suspended For Facebook Comments On Dengue

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday November 12, 2017

A government doctor in West Bengal has been suspended by the state health department for a Facebook post in October in which he lamented his helplessness in dealing with a deluge of dengue patients at the hospital where he worked.

4,548 Doctors Lose Registration For Not Serving In Rural Areas

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 13, 2017

The Maharashtra government cancelled the registration of over 4,500 doctors for failing to serve in rural areas for a year, which is mandatory, a Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) official said.