Non payment of salaries to CGHS doctors
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-144
ANSWERED ON-24.02.2015
Non payment of salaries to CGHS doctors
144 . Shri Vijay Goel
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Government has started engaging retired doctors to serve on CGHS dispensaries because of shortage of doctors;
(b) whether it is also a fact that the appointed retired doctors have not been paid their salaries for the last few months; and
(c) if so, the reasons therefor and by when their salaries are likely to be released?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)
(a): Yes.
(b) & (c): There was some delay in payment to a few doctors due to shortage of funds under the relevant budget head. The additional funds have been received at RE stage and the salaries are being released.
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