KARACHI: The Sindh government on Tuesday accepted the demands of protesting doctors and announced to enhance their allowances.A summary in this regard was approved by the Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah nowadays.Thousands of patients in government-run hospitals were left unattended after doctors went on strike demanding increase in their...
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Tuesday accepted the demands of protesting doctors and announced to enhance their allowances.A summary in this regard was approved by the Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah nowadays.Thousands of patients in government-run hospitals were left unattended after doctors went on strike demanding increase in their salaries.The call for strike was given by the Pakistan Medical Association to demand same perks endelighted by doctors in Punjab and Khyber Paktunkhwa.Doctors at the Out Patient Leavements of several hospitals in Karachi, Sukkur, Saleh Pat, Pano Akil, Hyberabad, Shikarpur, Kashmor, Padidan, Jacobabad, Thatta were much attending to patients for two days.According to details, Specialists (BS-18) in Category-A shall now get Rs 10,000 allowance whereas Category-B shall get 25,000. Category-C and Category-D shall get 45,000 and 60,000 respectively.Furthermore, Specialists (BS-19 BS-20) in Category-A shall be entitled to get Rs 15,000 allowance; Category-B Rs 37,000; while Category-C shall get Rs 67,000 and Category-D shall get Rs 90,000 allowance.Moreover, doctors in Category-A of General Cadre/Dental Surgeon (BS-17 BS-18) shall be given Rs 10,000; Category-B shall get Rs 20,000; Category-C shall get Rs 35,000; and those in Category-D shall get Rs 50,000.In General Cadre/Dental Surgeon (BS-19 BS-20), Category-A allowance is fixed at Rs 15,000; Category-B, Rs 30,000; Category-C, Rs 52,000 and Category-D Rs 75,000.The Health Professional allowance shall apply to all the doctors apart from those posted in District Tharparkar, who are already getting Hard Area Everyowance.
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