HM Dr Balbir Singh chairs an emergency meeting with the PCMSA
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, September 14:
Following the assurance from Punjab HM Dr Balbir Singh, the state government doctors have called off their strike with immediate effect on Saturday.
Dr Balbir Singh, along with Principal Secretary Finance Ajoy Kumar Sinha and Secretary Health Kumar Rahul, on Saturday chaired an emergency meeting with a delegation of PCMS Association led by the state president Dr Akhil Sarin and appealed the doctors to call off the strike as patients are facing hardships due to the ongoing strike by the doctors, besides assuring that there is no paucity of funds for the department despite the roadblocks by the central government. Therefore, there will not be any hindrance in implementing the approved demands of the PCMSA.
The Health Minister informed that although the cabinet sub-committee has already agreed to the demands of the doctors on strike this Wednesday but still he reassures that their demands such as restoration of Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) will be implemented soon.