Govt docs in Haryana go on one-day strike, OPD services affected
While the association claimed that almost 100% of the doctors (except in Ambala) responded to its OPD service shutdown call, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij claimed that the strike had “failed”, with only 26.86% of doctors participating.
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Meanwhile, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has sided with the agitating doctors. “All the demands of health workers should be considered immediately...,” he said in a statement.The government doctors under the banner of the Haryana Civil Medical Services (HCMS) Association went on a one-day strike to press for their long-pending demands by shutting down outpatient department (OPD) services on Wednesday, leaving patients in the lurch, even as the association gave an ultimatum to the government of going on an indefinite strike from December 29 if their demands are not met by then.
While the association claimed that almost 100% of the doctors (except in Ambala) responded to its OPD service shutdown call, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij claimed that the strike had “failed”, with only 26.86% of doctors participating. Formation of a specialist cadre for doctors, dynamic assured career progression (ACP) scheme (on a par with central government doctors), stoppage of direct recruitment of senior medical officers, and reduction in bond amount for PG courses are the core demands of the doctors.
Dr Rajesh Khyalia, association president, said, “We had not given any call to remain absent from duty on Wednesday. In fact, the doctors were present on duty. They marked their attendance, stayed there but boycotted the OPD services. They also attended emergency calls.” Khyalia said that they did not receive any invitation from the government for talks (for Wednesday’s strike).
Dr Anil Yadav, general secretary of the association, said OPD services were suspended in government health institutions, though emergency services functioned as usual on Wednesday. “Our demands are not new. We had been given assurance by the state health minister earlier too, but demands have not been met. It is not that we want to put the public in any kind of inconvenience, but the government should also consider that these demands are very old,” Yadav said.
Meanwhile, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has sided with the agitating doctors. “All the demands of health workers should be considered immediately…,” he said in a statement.
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