Health services in Manipur likely to be affected; total closure of OPDs and Emergency Serivces by doctors
First Published: 20th December, 2022 9:15 IST
Earlier on Monday, doctors went on a mass casual leave. Health services were adversely affected in several districts of the state owing to this.
Health services in Manipur is likely to be severly hit today, as the All Manipur Health Services Doctors’ Association has called for total closures of OPDs and Emergency services under the Manipur Health Services.
Earlier on Monday, doctors went on a mass casual leave. Health services were adversely affected in several districts of the state owing to this. When contacted, the All Manipur Health Services Doctors Association (AMHSDA) had said that 70% of around 1,300 total doctors had gone for mass casual leave.
WHAT ARE THE DEMANDS OF THE DOCTORS?
- Time bound promotion
- Extension of superannuation age to 65 years
- Making non-practising allowance effective from January 1, 2016 as per 7th Pay Commission
- Amending the “outdated” Manipur Health Services Rules, 1972
Earlier, AMHSDA general secretary Dr Lolee P Mao speaking to Northeast Live had alleged that “Government is buying time and will fully neglecting the doctor’s demands. Government in the earlier talks have already given verbal assurance to fulfill at least 4 demands out of 8.”
Prior to this, the agitating doctors had staged sit-in demonstrations as well as went for relay hunger strike demanding that the government fulfil their demands.
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