New Delhi, Nov 30, : , The strike by the resident doctors at Delhi’s Hindu Rao Hospital was suspended Tuesday after they received an assurance from the hospital administration that salaries would be paid promptly and that other demands would be considered. The residents of the Hindu Rao Hospital, a civic body, went on strike for the past week over the release three months of pending salaries and dearness allowance.
Two months of salaries have been paid by the hospital authorities to the doctors – September and Oct.They were assured that they would receive the November salary by mid-December.
IANS spoke to Dr Tanuraj Tyagi, president of the Resident Doctors Association (RDA).He said that he had not called off the strike, but that he had suspended it after receiving assurances from the administration that they would meet all our demands.
He stated that the hospital administration had held a meeting with the union representatives and the administration agreed to investigate the grievances as soon as possible.
Doctors have been assured by the hospital administration that an office order for a revised DA will go out in December.It will be implemented starting July this year.”Efforts will also be made to release the November salary as soon as possible.The hospital administration released a statement saying that arrears for the pending HRA/DA will also be paid at once.The hospital administration assured the doctors that salary would be paid on time before the 15th of each month.
The largest civic-run hospital in Delhi is the 900-bed facility that is part of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC).
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