AMADA bats for AYUSH doctors
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, August 21 2020: Demanding suitable and acceptable pay scale, the All Manipur Ayush Doctors' Association (AMADA) has denounced the pay scale fixed for Ayush doctors in the recruitment advertisement Ayush Society issued recently.

Speaking to media persons at its correspondent office at Keishampat, AMADA's publicity secretary Dr Khangembam Gopeshore stated that the Ayush Society had on August 12 issued an advertisement for recruitment of 6 Ayush doctors and 1 multi-tasking staff for the Integrated Ayush Hospital, Lamphelpat.

As per the advertisement, the pay scale of the Ayush doctors was fixed at the rate of Rs 500 per day which amounts to about Rs 10,000 a month (500 x 20 working days), he said adding the State of Nagaland had also published an advertisement for recruitment of Ayush doctors on July 16 last.

And as per the advertisement, an Ayush specialist doctor's pay was fixed at Rs 75,175 per month and that of non-specialist was fixed at Rs 70,925 per month.

Again, the pay scale for MBBS doctors and Ayush doctors are the same in Tripura.

Both are paid Rs 50,000 per month, he said.

He asserted that the pay scale of the Ayush doctors to fill the vacant posts at Integrated Ayush Hospital Lamphelpat be rectified before the scheduled interview on August 24 .

He appealed the State Government and the Ayush Society to consider AMADA's appeal and fix a suitable and acceptable pay scale for the Ayush doctors.

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