The Himachal Pradesh government announced on Thursday that doctors recruited from now on in all departments including Health and Family Welfare and Animal Husbandry will not be eligible for Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA).
The ad provoked a strong reaction from medical and veterinary associations, who called it “unpopular” and demanded that the notice be withdrawn.
“The Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) will not be admissible for all doctors recruited from now on in the departments of Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, Dentistry, Ayush and Animal Husbandry of the state government,” the official notification stated.
The Himachal Medical Association described the decision as “unpopular”.
The duties of doctors are different from the duties of employees in other departments as they care for patients at the risk of their own lives and have shown their loyalty to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, the association said in a statement. broadcast here.
The Himachal Pradesh Association of Veterinary Officers demanded that the government withdraw the notice.
This decision is not in the interest of veterinarians. Resentment among vets would affect the entire animal husbandry sector and harm the interests of farmers, said Dr. Neeraj Mohan and Dr. Madhur Gupta, president and general secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Association of Veterinary Officers, respectively.
The state government had earlier reduced the NPA from 25 to 20 per cent of basic salary and prospective doctors are now being denied the NPA, they said.
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First posted: May 26, 2023 | 00:04 IS
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