Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan claimed this evening that following successful talks, the resident doctors in government hospitals would be resuming the duty from tonight.
Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan claimed this evening that following successful talks, the resident doctors in government hospitals would be resuming the duty from tonight.
However, sources in the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) said in many places the doctors had not returned to work.
Nearly 4,000 resident doctors are staying away from work since Monday, demanding enhanced security in the wake of a string of attacks on doctors by patients' relatives at government hospitals across the state.
The government will ensure that overall some 1,100 security personnel are appointed at these hospitals to prevent attacks, Mahajan said after meeting representatives of resident doctors this evening.
"The government has spoken with various hospital authorities. Around 1,100 security personnel would be deployed at the government-run medical colleges and hospitals to ensure safety of doctors," the minister said.
This morning, Mahajan had warned the protesting resident doctors that they would lose six months' salary and face suspension if they did not resume work by 8 pm.
Swapnil Meshram, secretary of MARD, said, "We have informed out members of the government's decision. They are free to resume duty. We also understand that the state officials need some time to complete the process of deploying security personnel."
However, many of the resident doctors were not convinced about the security at hospitals and hence had not joined duty yet, he said.
Dr Tatyarao Lahane, the Dean of J J Hospital here, said some of the resident doctors had resumed duty.
The Bombay High Court had yesterday rapped the doctors over the strike, saying their conduct was "shameful", and asked them to resign if they didn't want to work. (More)
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