Assam Medical Service Association adopts resolution to continue stir

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The Assam Medical Service Association (AMSA) has decided to continue its agitation as the government had failed to resolves its issues.

An emergent office bearers' meeting was held on Saturday where a resolution was passed to continue the agitation as per schedule, said Dr NG Saharia, AMSA president. AMSA launched stir from October 19, 2021. Medical service personnel across the State boycotted OPD (Out Patient Department) duties for three hours from 11 am on October 19. They also totally boycotted OPD duties on October 22, October 26, October 27 and October 28. After the emergent office bearers' meeting, AMSA decided to continue the stir on November 1, November 2 and November 3.

The demands of the AMSA include cadre revision, time-scale promotion for Health (A) doctors, two advance increments to Diploma Holder of Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences (SSUHS), pay for Health (A) doctors to be at par with the doctors of Central Government/Doctors of Health (B)/ other Northeast States, timely promotions for Health (A) doctors at all levels, increase in PG seats for Health (A) doctors, paying Health (A) doctors for evening OPD service, rent-free quarters for Health (A) doctors, security to all health service providers of Health (A) and immediate measures to fill up vacant posts of doctors.

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