The Delhi Government has given time till 11 a.m. to all resident doctors on indefinite strike to resume work. Central, Delhi Government and MCD Hospitals announced the beginning of an indefinite strike by 2,000 resident doctors in the Capital on Monday morning.
The doctors are demanding better security at workplace, adequate life-saving and generic drugs, drinking water, time-bound duty hours and salary on time. The doctors’ association had given June 21 as the deadline to the Ministry to respond to their demands.
“All demands of resident doctors related to Delhi government have been accepted and we are even ready to write to the Centre and Municipal Corporation Delhi (MCD) about their issues. Doctors must resume work with immediate effect as their demands have been accepted,’’ noted Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.
Meanwhile, doctors on strike have maintained that though the Delhi Government has accepted their demands, “no actual breakthrough in talks has happened.”
“Deficiencies still persist and till further discussions with the Delhi State Government, Central and MCD hospitals we have decided to continue the on-going agitation for the welfare of people and health care system of this state,’’ said a doctor from Safdarjung Hospital.
Hospitals that are affected include Safdarjung, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Maulana Azad Medical College, Deen Dayal Upadhyay, ESI, Hindu Rao and Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) besides the MCD-run hospitals.
Previously, on February 27, resident doctors had gone on a day-long strike, protesting against the Central and State governments’ alleged ‘step-motherly treatment’.
