The six-day indefinite strike by junior doctors, which had affected the normal functioning of health services of Dr B. R. Ambedkar Medical College Hospital, Raipur has been called off on Monday late evening.
In a statement issued by Junior Doctors Association president Dr Bhagwati Chandra Verma said they took the decision after health secretary assured to consider all their demands within a time frame.
The association held a meeting with the health secretary on Monday. After the meeting the striking doctors decided to resume works from July 2.
Earlier in the day, the dean of the Pt. Jawahar Lal Memorial Medical College had directed the striking doctors to vacate their hostels within 24 hours if they wanted to carry on their strike.
Notable, earlier Dean of Pt. Jawahar Lal Memorial Medical College, Raipur on Monday issued a notice to striking junior doctors to vacate their hostels within 24 hours if they wanted to continue with their stir.
The notice was served on the day the Doctors’ Day was observed across the country.
It said normal functioning of the medical college hospital and treatments of patients have been affected due to the ongoing indefinite strike of the post graduate interns and MBBS students over their three-point demand.
The letter warned the striking doctors to withdraw the stir in their respective departments otherwise stern action would be initiated against them.
It stated that striking period of PG students would be considered as absent and their academic tenure would be further extended by six months. The agitating PG students were asked to vacate their hostels within 24 hours while the interns and MBBS students were warned off stern action as per the rules.
Meanwhile, Medical College sources intimated that 11 doctors from different parts of Raipur district have joined the Medical College Hospital out of total 15 called for service on Monday.
Sources further said the post graduate and other medical students would not suffer much if college or administration took action. The interns would be at the receiving end, they said. The junior doctors have been agitating demanding work-place security, hike in stipend and an amendment in rural-service clause in their bond.