Doctors in Delhi govt hospitals to go on strike

May 26, 2016 08:12

Doctors in government hospitals in Delhi will be on strike today demanding increase in their salaries and allowances.

They also threatened to go on an indefinite strike from June 1 if their demands is not fulfilled.

The Federation of Resident Doctors Association, an umbrella organisation of 15,000 resident doctors across 41 government hospitals in the national capital, has also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to revise the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission which they termed were "particularly discriminating to doctors".

"We will be on strike tomorrow for a day. If our demands are not fulfilled even after that, we will go on indefinite strike from June 1," said Dr Narayan Dabas, Convenor, FORDA.

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