Bemetara Collector Shiv Anant Tayal in a circular issued to all the striking doctors directed them to report at their respective working places and extend all medical facilities to the patients with immediate effect.
The government hospital doctors have been boycotting the new working time table of double shift OPD and IPD and other works that have come into effect on January 1, 2020, it. The circular has been issued after the doctors made a call for indefinite strike on the issue.
The circular states that as medical facilities falls under emergency services, due to boycott of all works related to emergency services, in hospital the patients are being denied the basic services. This creating anti-public image of health department and the district administration. Under such act, it is clear violation of Chhattisgarh Civil Service (Conduct) Rule 1965, Rule 3, sub rule (1), (2), (3).
As per letter issued by Directorate, Health Services, Government of Chhattisgarh, during the period of absence the deduction of salary and related disciplinary action has to be initiated. Therefore, all doctors should report within 24 hours at duty place to extend all services without any hindrance.
Circular further states that if doctors relent to join duty, then under Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rule 1966 provisions will be used for disciplinary action, which will be forwarded with recommendation to the state government. The entire responsibility now lies on the doctors, states the circular.
In many other districts also the doctors are on strike since the envforcement of the new OPD double shifts.