COVID-19: J&K govt. announces incentives for health workers
The Hindu
The adminitration also decided to grant extension to retiring doctors up to December
The J&K administration on Monday, May 3, 2021 announced incentives for frontline health workers dealing with COVID-19 patients and decided to grant extension to retiring doctors up to December, in a bid to contain the fast spreading coronavirus in the Union Territory (UT). An official spokesman said the incentive will be ₹10,000 per month for resident doctors, post-graduates and medical officers; ₹7,000 for nursing and paramedical staff, and ₹ 5,000 for drivers, sweepers and attendants. "The tenure of these incentives shall be initially for a period of three months and will be paid from May 2021 onwards," the spokesman said.
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