Docs working in KBK, other areas get pay hike

The Pioneer, Aug 8, 2007

Pioneer News Service | Bhubaneswar
... incentives applicable for a year; subject to review

In order to boost the morale of doctors working in the KBK and non-KBK areas, the State Government hiked remuneration of contractual doctors. A notification to this effect was issued on Tuesday.

Henceforth, contractual doctors posted against vacant posts of Asst Surgeons in the KBK districts and in the districts of Boudh, Kandhamal and Gajapati will get Rs 18,000 per month and Non-KBK districts, will get Rs 12,000. It may be noted that due to shortage of required number of doctors in the state, contractual appointments are being given to the retired doctors, private doctors and fresh medical graduates at a consolidated remuneration of Rs 12,000 in KBK and Rs 10,000 in non-KBK districts.

The remuneration of retired doctors, private doctors having postgraduate qualification to be appointed on contract basis against the vacant posts of Specialists at District Headquarter Hospitals and Sub Divisional Hospitals in KBK and Boudh, Kandhamal and Gajapati districts will be Rs 20,000.

The retired and private doctors having PG qualification to be appointed on contractual basis against the vacant posts of Specialists in the periphery hospitals (other than District Headquarters Hospitals and Sub-Divisional Hospitals) in the KBK and Boudh, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts will get a remuneration of Rs 25,000. The doctors having Post Graduate qualification to be appointed on contractual basis against the vacant posts of Specialists in the District Headquarter Hospitals and Sub-Divisional Hospitals of Non-KBK districts will get remuneration of Rs 15,000.

The doctors having PG qualifications to be appointed on contractual basis against the vacant posts of specialists in the periphery hospital (other than District Headquarter Hospitals and Sub-Divisional Hospitals) in the Non-KBK districts will get remuneration of Rs 20,000.

The doctors having PG qualification in Anaesthesiology, Radiology to be posted on contractual basis against the vacant post of Specialists in Anaesthesiology, Radiology in the District Headquarter Hospitals and Sub-Divisional Hospitals in the state will be given remuneration of Rs 25,000.

The contractual doctors posted against the vacant post of assistant surgeon, specialists are to be designated as 'consultant physician' and 'consultant specialists'. The Rogi Kalyan Samiti of the hospital concerned will monitor the attendance and performance of such contractual doctors. The contractual doctors will be called as consultant physician or consultant specialist.

Tathya.in also reported on it.

Comment: It seems the state government is taking few steps towards solving the long time required health problems in KBK plus region. But this step has not been very beneficial for last 2 years basically due to severe shortage of medical doctors in Orissa. So the state government should make sure that all proposed medical collges in the KBK region should be established in an early date. The government should catalyse in getting Medical Council of India (MCI) approval for all those private medical colleges coming to this region in a fastest possible time. The hospital attached with these medical collges would also benefit the local KBK plus people.