SKIMS resident doctors demand removal of pay discrepancy

Resident doctors of SK Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura have demanded that their pay be brought at par with their counterparts in AIIMS New Delhi and threaten to go on strike if the authorities failed to do so.
In a three page letter, written to Director SKIMS, on 1 November 2017, resident doctors’ association of SKIMS has highlighted the plight of doctors working at the institute. “Once a dream place for residents, SKIMS has now become the last choice for them” reads the letter. Resident doctors have brought to notice the fact that interviews for resident doctors’ posts are conducted “every now and then” as a considerable number of these posts, due to the unresolved issues, continue to remain vacant at the institute. “Even outgoing postgraduates do not want to continue” reads the communication.Read more》》