Salary during PG course if you serve in hills, CM tells docs

Dehradun: CM Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday announced to give full salary to government doctors, who opt for a post-graduation (PG) course and pledge to serve in the hill areas of the state, during their entire course.

“The doctors going for PG courses who pledge to give their services in remote areas, will be given full salary during the entire course by the state government. We need doctors and therefore we will ensure to give them all the comforts so that they do not deter from serving in hills,” the CM said while speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of the newly-constituted working committee of Prantiya Chiktisa Evam Swasthya Seva Sangh, an association of government doctors..

The CM also assured the doctors that the state government would consider increasing their retirement age. W hile felicitating the outstanding performers in healthcare sector from across the state during the ceremony, Rawat asked the doctors to remain cautious while using technology as it could be “misused to malign their image.”

“Recently, an unnecessary controversy was sparked in IIT- Kanpur because of a poem. This shows how technology and social media can be harmful. So, I suggest all of you to focus on your work and maintain distance from controversy,” said Rawat, while congratulating the newly-elected president and vice- president of the association.

Director general (health) Dr Amita Upreti urged the doctors to work more in hill areas and motivate others to do the same. The DG also ordered all the concerned heads of health department to take strict action against the missing staffers from their team.

“We must ensure that notices are sent to all those who remain missing for more than 15 days without information. Strict action should be taken against those who take their jobs lightly,” she added.