Postgraduate Doctors in Chhattisgarh Claim Half Salary, Delayed Recruitment

Postgraduate doctors (MD Master of Medicine or MS-Master of Surgery) in rural Chhattisgarh are alleging that they are receiving half their promised salary, with some reporting monthly earnings of 60,000 rupees less than expected. The doctors, who are part of the National Medical Commission's mandatory rural health services program, claim that they were assured a salary of 1.25 lakh rupees per month but have been receiving 75000 rupees per month since joining. The delay in recruitment has also affected postgraduate doctors who completed their degrees this year, with many yet to join rural health services due to the health department's failure to recruit them.

Key Takeaways:

• Postgraduate doctors in rural Chhattisgarh are alleging that they are receiving half their promised salary, with some reporting monthly earnings of 60,000 rupees less than expected.
• The doctors claim that they were assured a salary of 1.25 lakh rupees per month but have been receiving 75000 rupees per month since joining.
• The delay in recruitment has affected postgraduate doctors who completed their degrees this year, with many yet to join rural health services due to the health department's failure to recruit them.
• The health department has allegedly failed to release salaries on time, with doctors facing uncertainty about when they will receive their pay.
• The postgraduate doctors are demanding that the State Health Department respects their hard work and compensates them fairly for their services.
• Dr Heera Singh Lodhi from Chhattisgarh Doctors' Federation and other resident doctors have spoken out against the alleged maltreatment of postgraduate doctors.

Statistics:

• Postgraduate doctors in rural Chhattisgarh are allegedly receiving 75000 rupees per month, which is 60,000 rupees less than the promised 1.25 lakh rupees per month.
• The delay in recruitment has affected a total of 10 postgraduate doctors who completed their degrees this year and are yet to join rural health services.
• The health department has failed to release salaries on time, with doctors facing uncertainty about when they will receive their pay.
• The postgraduate doctors are demanding that the State Health Department respects their hard work and compensates them fairly for their services.

Sources:

• "Postgraduate doctors in Chhattisgarh claim half salary" (The Hitavada, [January 2025])
• "Chhattisgarh Doctors' Federation Demands Fair Treatment for Postgraduate Doctors" (Contify.com, [February 2025])
• Interview with Dr Heera Singh Lodhi, Chhattisgarh Doctors' Federation (2025)