Govt accepts 'all' demands of striking doctors

Thousands of patients had to face hardship on Monday and return without any treatment as around 2,000 resident doctors in around 20 Government hospitals across the national Capital went on an indefinite strike demanding adequate life-saving drugs, security at the workplace and timely payment of their salaries. 

The striking doctors did not call off the strike despite the fact that the Government accepting all 19 demands of the doctors late on Monday night.The strike by resident doctors at 20 hospitals run by the Central and Delhi Governments and municipal corporations, including Ram Manohar lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, lady Hardinge Medical College, Maulana Azad Medical College affected services at the facilities.

The strike affected OPD (Outpatient department) and private ward services but emergency services were not interrupted, claimed a doctor at Safdarjung Hospital.Health Minister Satyendra Jain told The Pioneer: “We had called the doctors for talks on Sunday but they failed to make it. However, we had a meeting with them late on Monday night where we agreed to all their demands. We hope that they will call off the strike by Tuesday.”