The healthcare workers have a leading role to play in resistance against the coronavirus pandemic across the world. However, despite their continuous efforts and services, doctors of Delhi civic hospitals are not paid their salaries.
An association of medics of civic hospitals in Delhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that doctors of the north corporation have not been paid salaries for the last three months.
An email regarding non-payment of dues was sent last week to the prime minister.
The association, in the letter, has said that doctors are working in "highly stressful" condition due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"We have not been given salaries for the last three months (February-April), and we know our duty as a doctor to serve the patients. We are not asking for anything more, but just our salaries," MCDA president Dr R R Gautam said.
Dr Gautam said they had been compelled to write to the PM, seeking his interference, as this issue needs to be resolved.
Otherwise, the only option left for the doctors would be to "resign en masse", the letter said.
As many as 106 employees of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital tested positive for Covid-19 after it failed to ¡®isolate¡¯ suspected cases, according to a report by The Hindu.. Ten medical staff, including seven doctors of NDMC-run Hindu Rao Hospital, have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past few weeks. It is the largest civic hospital in Delhi.