The government on Thursday assured senior medical teachers that they would get revised wages in accordance with the UGC's recommendation for the Sixth Pay Commission.
About 250 medical teachers, belonging to the Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, took a mass casual leave on Thursday to protest against the non-implementation of the UGC recommendation. "We met finance minister Jayant Patil who assured us that our demands would be met at the earliest,'' said Dr Bharti Kodvilkar, spokesperson for the Maharashtra Medical Teachers Association. Though senior medical teachers kept away from work for the day, they were available for emergency duty. "Resident doctors took care of the rest of the work,'' she said.
A senior official of the department of medical education and research, however, said though the government was ready to grant the doctors' demands, it was trying to work out a joint plan for all teachers, especially those in other universities. "Once the common formula is worked out, we will make an announcement,'' said the official.
At JJ Hospital in Byculla, about 50 major surgeries were rescheduled because of the "strike'', said dean Dr S Inamdar. "The casual leave affected us to some extent but our medical officers and resident doctors managed the day,'' he added.
source:timesofindia
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