Agartala: Doctors at the Agartala Govt Medical College and GBP Hospital said they were not against the recently imposed ban on private practice, but their demands, including the revision of service rules, restructuring of salaries and time-bound promotions, should also be met.
Agartala Medical College Teachers’ Forum president Dr Tapan Majumder told PTI that since the government wants to transform the state’s largest hospital into an institute like AIIMS-New Delhi, salary structures and other perquisites should also be comparable.
The government’s decision has affected around 350 doctors working at the facility. They stopped attending private clinics from Sunday, causing inconvenience to patients.
Amid this, an emergency meeting of the All Tripura Government Doctors’ Association (ATGDA), AGMC Teachers’ Forum and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) was held.
“At the meeting, we decided to meet the chief minister and the secretary of health services to raise our issues regarding the government decision,” Majumder said.
He said doctors were not opposed to the ban on private practice but expected the government to address their pending service-related demands.
ATGDA general secretary Dr Kanak Chowdhury said doctors were committed to improving healthcare services to meet public expectations.
“Currently, both the CM and the secretary of health services are outside the state. Once they return, we will meet them with our issues and are expecting a resolution at the earliest,” he said.
