Punjab govt doctors call off strike, to resume OPD duties from Monday
Hindustan TimesPunjab Civil Medical Services doctors, who had suspended OPD services since September 9, on Saturday announced that they would be resuming duties from Monday. A doctor examining patients at the Civil Hospital in Amritsar on Saturday after the Punjab Civil Medical Services Association called off its indefinite strike. The Punjab Civil Medical Services Association said that 2,500 doctors would compensate for the inconvenience of patients owing to the suspension of OPD services for five days by putting in two extra hours on Monday and Tuesday. The demands include reinstatement of the assured career progression scheme that ensures financial benefits and a higher pay scale to government employees, better security for healthcare workers, timely recruitment of medical officers and release of pending central pay commission arrears.