MMCRI resident doctors go on strike over salaries, COVID-19 grant
The Hindu
They threaten to step up agitation if demands were not met suitably
The resident doctors of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI) have threatened to go on a hunger strike demanding timely release of salaries without any cuts.
The doctors, who have launched an indefinite strike from Thursday in support of their demands, said they got salary for the month of September but with the deduction of ₹15,000. The PGs’ monthly salary is ₹50,000 but ₹35,000 was credited into their accounts, cutting ₹15,000, which was given as a part of allowance for discharging COVID-19 duties.
Citing the order issued on May 5, 2021 by the government, the protesting doctors said the government had promised to provide a sum of ₹10,000 every month along with the stipend of ₹50,000 to the resident doctors until the COVID-19 situation becomes normal.