Dr KK Aggarwal
National President IMA
The Union Cabinet chaired by
the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, yesterday approved the enhancement of
superannuation age of doctors other than doctors of the Central Health Services
(CHS) falling under various Departments/Ministries/autonomous organisations, to
65 years.
“According to the Cabinet
decision, the superannuation age of doctors under the administrative control of
the respective Ministries/Departments [M/o AYUSH (AYUSH Doctors), Dept. of
Defence (civilian doctors under Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical
Service), Dept. of Defence Production (Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service
Medical Officers), Dental Doctors under D/o Health & Family Welfare, Dental
doctors under Ministry of Railways and of doctors working in Higher Education
and Technical Institutions under Department of Higher Education) has been enhanced
to 65 years.
The Union Cabinet has approved
ex-post facto, the enhancement of superannuation age of doctors working in
Central Universities and IITs (Autonomous Bodies) under Dept. of Higher
Education to 65 years; and approved enhancement of superannuation age of
doctors in Major Port Trusts (Autonomous Bodies) under Ministry of Shipping to
65 years.
The Union Cabinet has approved
that doctors shall hold the administrative posts till the date of attaining the
age of 62 years and thereafter their services shall be placed in
non-administrative positions.”
The Indian Medical Association
(IMA) has been pursuing this issue with the Health ministry since long on
behalf of all these organizations.
IMA welcomes this decision of
the government taken in the interest of the society and congratulates both the
Prime Minister and Health Minister for this momentous decision.
We also hope for a similar
decision on uniform service conditions and pay scales for all residents,
service doctors and faculty. “Same work - Same
pay - Pay parity - No to adhocism” has been one of our major demands, which we
hope the government would accede to.
(Source: Press Information
Bureau, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Sept.27, 2017)
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