KP Govt Announces 15% Pay, Stipend Increase for Medical Staff Who Worked During Strike
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced a 15% increase in salaries and stipends for medical staff who continued performing their duties during the ongoing doctors’ protest and strike at government hospitals.
Details:
- The increase will apply only to medical officers, house officers, and trainee medical officers (TMOs) who remained on duty instead of joining the strike.
- The Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) has directed all Medical Teaching Institutions (MTIs) to provide, within two days, detailed lists of medical officers and trainees who performed duties during the strike.
- Attendance and duty records must be formally verified by the chairperson of the relevant department before the additional payments are processed.
- Only trainees who performed their duties during the strike would be eligible for the additional 15% stipend.
- The matter of a 15% increase or other demands of doctors and trainees who participated in the strike has been deferred pending resolution of the broader dispute.
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