Punjab Government would soon implement the policy to reappoint the retired doctors.
Announcing this after handing over the appointment letters to 87 specialist doctors on Friday, the state’s Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that to further fulfil the need of specialists doctors, the State Government would soon implement the new policy to reappoint the retired doctors.
‘Under this new policy, the formula of paying salary to the reappointed doctors would be the last drawn salary minus pension,” said the Minister.
Sidhu informed that to fulfil the shortage of specialists doctors, the State Government has also increased the salary of the specialist doctors from Rs 70,000 to Rs 1 lakh.
“To provide health facilities in the remote areas of the State, the special area incentive of Rs 20,000 to Rs 60,000 is also being given to the special doctors after which the doctors have showed keen interest to serve in specific remote areas,” said the Minister adding that special incentives are also being provided to the gynaecologists.
Congratulating the newly appointed medical officers, Sidhu said that Punjab Government is paying special attention to the Department of Health, Education and various reforms have been implemented in these sectors.The Minister said that among 87 special doctors, 37 are gynaecologists, 23 are paediatricians, nine are medicine specialists, 10 are surgeons, five are psychiatrists and three are DNB consultants. “Under the National Health Mission, around 3,100 medical and para medical besides other staff have been recruited so far. The procedure of other recruitments is under process,” he said.
