Haryana doctors threaten strike if demands not met

Karnal, December 5

Government doctors, under the banner of the Haryana Civil Medical Services Association (HCMSA), held a protest here today to press their demands. The doctors have threatened to go on strike from December 13 if their demands are not met.

The association handed over a memorandum to the CM’s representative of his constituency, Sanjay Bathla, for the CM. The doctors are demanding a specialist cadre, 40 per cent reservation in postgraduation courses and stop on the direct recruitment of SMOs.

The HCMSA said they would keep OPDs closed on December 13 and if their demands were not met, they would stop all emergency services, including post-mortem and casualties from December 14. Dr Jasbir Singh Panwar, state president of the HCMSA, highlighted the issues of the doctors and said there was acute shortage of specialists. “Due to shortage of specialists, patients have to wait for three-four months for elective surgeries,” he added.

Dr Sandeep Abrol, district president of the HCMSA, said the decision to recruit SMOs directly should be rolled back as a medical officer gets only a single promotion in his career. They should be given promotion as per their service instead of direct recruitment, he added. — TNS

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