Some of the major departments are also on the shoulders of contract doctors. He has been made the Head of the Department (HOD). Important departments such as oral diagnosis and surgery, where hundreds of patients arrive every day, are also responsible for the doctors working in the contract. This situation also highlights the lack of regular faculty in the college.
The only government dental college in Chhattisgarh is not even able to pay salary to its doctors. Out of the 47 contract doctors of the college, about 30 doctors have been waiting for their salary for several months. No one has received salary for two months and someone has received salary for five months. These doctors treat serious diseases related to teeth and jaws and are the backbone of the hospital. Despite not getting salary, he is coming on his duty every day, but this situation is breaking his morale.
The future of doctors trapped in administrative screw
The main reason for not getting salary to doctors is to get stuck in the contract renewal process at the government level. According to the rules, the service of contractual appointed doctors is renewed every year. This year too, the file for renewal was sent to the government, but due to administrative delay, this process has not been completed yet. The doctors are suffering from this delay, who are facing difficulties in their family’s responsibilities, children’s education and home fare. This crisis has not only affected his economic life, but has also negatively impacted his mental health.
Stuck on duty, morale is breaking
Despite the economic pressure, these doctors are following their duties with full devotion. The number of patients in the hospital is continuously increasing and the entire responsibility to maintain the quality of treatment is on these contract doctors. A doctor said on the condition of not giving his identity, “Our job is to give relief to the patients, but when our own financial condition is bad, it becomes difficult to focus on work. We just come in the hope that perhaps you will get salary today.” He says that it has become a challenge for him to meet everyday expenses due to not getting salary for a long time.
The responsibility of HOD also on the shoulders of contract doctors
It is surprising to know that some major departments are also on the shoulders of contract doctors. He has been made the Head of the Department (HOD). Important departments such as oral diagnosis and surgery, where hundreds of patients arrive every day, are also responsible for the doctors working in the contract. This situation also highlights the lack of regular faculty in the college. However, the principal of Dental College said that no major responsibility to contract doctors.
