Jaipur: Rajasthan govt has released the Feb salaries for doctors at SMS Medical College and its attached hospitals on March 6, a day after TOI reported that their pay had been withheld over compliance linked to panchayat election preparations.TOI had reported the issue on Feb 6 in a story titled “Docs appeal to CM as salaries withheld.” Doctors at SMS Medical College typically receive salaries on the first day of each month, but Feb payments were delayed after the district election officer instructed that the salary bill be cleared only after verifying compliance with an election-duty information requirement. The officer had directed all state employees to submit an election-duty information form in a prescribed format and alleged that doctors did not provide the details.Rajasthan Medical College Teachers’ Association (RMCTA) confirmed the salaries were credited March 6. tnn
