Civic docs to go on indefinite strike over deferred salaries

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The docs of North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NrMCD), together with all senior, resident and junior resident docs working throughout six hospitals and a number of periphery clinics within the civic-run well being centres, on Friday have determined to go on an indefinite strike after being unpaid for over 4 months now.
The docs have determined to start out their indefinite agitation from March 22. Before that, all of them would go on a mass informal go away subsequent Friday.
“If the administration fails to clear our dues with interest till March 22 then we will have no choice but to go on with our indefinite strike,” mentioned Dr RR Gautam, president, Municipal Corporation Doctors’ Association (MCDA).
The determination was taken in an emergency meet referred to as by the MCDA. The assembly was attended by the docs of Hindu Rao Hospital, Kasturba Hospital, Rajan Babu TB Hospital and few others.
The docs mentioned they went on a strike final October after their salaries had been pending for over 136 days. During the disaster, Covid-19 sufferers within the hospital needed to be shifted. While docs had been assured that such a state of affairs will not come up once more, their salaries have been pending once more for greater than 120 days, the affiliation mentioned.

The docs at the moment are not solely demanding the salaries but additionally the arrears with curiosity. “We want salaries to be paid with the due interest of the time they were held for,” mentioned Dr Maruti Sinha.
The non-payment of wage has come as a double whammy for the docs since they’re fearful with the taxes they might obliged to pay on the month finish.
Dr Sunil Kumar, president of Resident Doctors Association (RDA), Kasturba Hospital, mentioned that the docs wouldn’t settle with out the curiosity. “The doctors are now forced to borrow money to even pay the taxes. This is the level the corporation has reduced us to,” he added.
Dr Sagardeep Bawa, vice-president, RDA-Hindu Rao, mentioned that docs are even contemplating to resign. “We are being pushed to a position of stand down by denying our basic rights. The doctors are considering resigning or going for an indefinite strike,” he added.
A current ruling by Supreme Court directed that authorities workers have to be paid curiosity at an acceptable fee in case their salaries is been delayed.
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