COVID-19: Maharashtra Govt announces Rs 1,21,000 each to resident doctors for their services during pandemic

On Friday, October 8, the state's Medical Education Department announced Rs 1,21,000 each for the resident doctors who are treating COVID-19 patients in all the government and municipal medical colleges.

The doctors in all the government and municipal medical colleges, as well as from government-run Ayurveda colleges, will be given Rs 1,21,000 as per the orders issued. The amount will be given to express gratitude for their services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A meeting was held between Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray with the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD), following which the decision was taken. They will give the amount in two installments - one in October and one in March. Central MARD President Dr. Dnyaneshwar Dhoble thanked Thackeray for making the announcement.

For the unversed, more than 4,000 resident doctors went on a strike in the state demanding to completely waiver the academic fees during the COVID-19 pandemic, non-deduction of TDS (tax deducted at source) from a stipend, etc. The doctors had halted attending their regular work along with outpatient assistance. They called off their strike post their meeting with the state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

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