25,000 to 35,000 per month subsistence allowance for resident doctors, on the condition of working for two years, they can also study for free post-graduate studies in private medical colleges.
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Doctors have opposed the government's decision to provide monthly subsistence allowance of 25,000 to 35,000 to resident doctors studying in private medical colleges.
The Safe Workplace Struggle Committee for Health Workers has submitted a protest letter to the Medical Education Commission on Tuesday against the government's decision. Doctors have organized various programs in various hospitals across the country to protest against the government's decision.
Physicians have warned of boycotting non-emergency services in hospitals across the country if government medical colleges and other government medical colleges do not provide subsistence allowances for post-graduate studies in medicine (including MD, MS, MDS). Coordinator of the committee, which is having internal discussions to decide the program of the movement. Sesharaj Ghimire said.
Medical Education Commission Co-Chairman and Health Minister Pradeep Paudel and Education Minister Vidya Bhattarai on Monday decided to provide 25,000 allowance in the first year, 30,000 in the second year and 35,000 in the third year. While the doctors have been demanding that Government Medical College sixteenth and eighth level (48,000 per month) subsistence allowance be given.
Dr. had to protest because the ministry had determined the allowance by classifying the services provided by the doctors. Ghimire said. "We have been demanding to give an allowance equal to the eighth level, the government had agreed with us two years ago," he said, "now suddenly withdrawing from the agreement and giving an allowance from 25,000 to 35,000, we have started a protest by submitting a protest letter, everyone should get the same allowance. .'
Since last August, there has been a dispute regarding subsistence allowance in a private medical college. Chairman of the Commission and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli gave the responsibility to the two ministers to resolve the dispute. They have informed that the decision has been reached after consultation with stakeholders. Education Minister Bhattarai said that the decision will be implemented after making a law.
After completing the studies, it has been arranged to get a free post-graduate study in a private medical college on the condition of serving for two years. Doctors who are admitted on the condition of working for two years will get government or sixteen monthly subsistence allowance of 48,000. Similarly, it has been decided that the private medical college should provide decent facilities to the resident doctors according to the university and medical council and prevailing labor laws.
Sangharsh Committee Dr. Sanjay Baral said that the protest program has been announced because the government has decided against the interests of private medical colleges and doctors. "Resident doctors are being employed arbitrarily, the Labor Act says that they should not be employed more than 40 hours a week," he said, "Doctors should work 3 times more, not just because education is free." Labor exploitation should also be stopped. The Sangharsh Committee has stated that post graduation in medical education should be completely free and the system of having to work in a designated place for 2 years after graduation should be abolished. The decision made by the Minister of Education and Health is not valid. Baral said.
Prime Minister Oli appointed two ministers to solve the dispute related to subsistence allowance provided by private medical colleges in the commission meeting held on November 9. At present, private medical colleges have been giving subsistence allowances ranging from 18,000 to 24,000 per month to doctors.
As the controversy escalated, the private medical college owners themselves proposed to provide free teaching on the condition that they serve for two years like in the government after completing their studies. The decision is said to be effective from the next academic year 2081/082 batch.
The seat in the private medical college has not been fixed due to the subsistence allowance dispute. The commission has prepared to conduct the integrated entrance exam in the coming week without determining the seat itself. The commission provided 48,000 subsistence allowance to the government as well as the private sector, but the private colleges did not participate in the process after setting the condition of seat determination.
The resident doctors are angry that the government has ignored the suggestions made by the expert task force formed by the government. The task force of the Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Tank Prasad Barakoti, the coordinator, submitted a recommendation report to the Minister of Health Paudel in the last week of December.
The task force has recommended that resident doctors of private medical colleges be given government-like subsistence allowance. The recommendation of the committee is to arrange 50 percent of the salary of an eighth level medical officer for intern doctors and full eighth level salary for resident doctors. The monthly salary of the eighth level is 48 thousand 737 rupees.
According to the committee, the private medical college gives a subsistence allowance of 18,000 to 24,000 to resident doctors and 10,000 to 13,000 to intern doctors. It has been said that action should be taken against medical colleges that do not provide the prescribed salary facility. The committee has also suggested to the government to make the postgraduate level of medical education free. It has been pointed out that as the trainees studying MD, MS, MDS, DM, MCH provide full-time medical services, study fees cannot be charged even according to international practice.
It has been suggested to arrange that resident doctors studying MD, MS and intern doctors who have completed MBBS/BDS should not be put on duty for more than 24 hours. It is mentioned in the report that putting them on duty for 40 hours will seriously affect the health of doctors and patients. The report said that only 24-hour duty should be imposed twice a week and provision should be made for weekly leave. It is mentioned in the report that
is currently assigned up to 40 hours long duty up to 15 times a month. Resident and intern doctors are also recommended to be given 98 days maternity leave and 15 days maternity leave.
The Sangharsh Committee had been protesting against attacks on health workers including doctors in hospitals and health institutions. At the same time, the committee also put forward the demand to provide government or social allowance to the resident doctors. The committee was also raising the issue of service facilities including duty hours of doctors. An agreement was reached between the Ministry of Health and the committee to give government or sixteen (48 thousand) subsistence allowance two years ago.
Last August, the Commission decided to proceed with seat determination and student admission process in private medical colleges for post-graduate studies only if the medical college administrators promised to provide the specified subsistence allowance. According to the officials of the commission, the medical college administrators were not ready to give a commitment.
In the first week of August, the Commission called for filling the 'Self Appraisal Form' for allocating seats at the postgraduate level of medical education. But the medical colleges did not submit the form. After Prime Minister Oli's instructions, the commission backed away from its stand. The dispute entered the meeting of the Medical Education Commission after the doctors warned that they would protest if the subsistence allowance was not given as per the agreement. PG is being taught in about 1100 seats in government and private. About 700 seats out of 1100 are being taught by private medical colleges.
