Enhanced remuneration approved for contractual medical practitioners
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Cabinet approved a proposal to enhance the monthly remuneration of contractually engaged medical officers and specialists under the Delhi State Health Mission (DSHM) on Wednesday, officials said.
There are around 2,600 contractual employees belonging to various fields such as medical, paramedical, managerial and support staff and all are contributing to smooth functioning of the National Health Mission (NHM). "The cabinet approved the health department's proposal for the enhancement of monthly remuneration of contractually engaged medical officers and specialists under the Delhi State Health Mission" government said in a statement.
Employees recruited work at state and district-level administrative units and health facilities as per specific district/programme requirements."
Enhancement in incentive as a state share of 25 per cent (inclusive of 10 per cent already granted as state incentive) on gross remuneration as on April 1, 2017, was approved. Conveyance allowance of Rs 4,500 per month for medical officer and specialists was also approved, it said.
"An institutional mechanism for a periodic review of the remuneration every three years shall be put in place where by the remuneration can be examined for performance/continuation or discontinuation of enhancements if so required. The next enhancement will be considered in 2021," the statement said.
It also approved the health department's proposal for the enhancement of consolidated monthly remuneration of contractual engagements under Delhi State Health Mission (DSHM)."
Payment of incentive up to 10 per cent of consolidated remuneration (including the Centre Government incentive for 2017-18) to paramedical contractual employees which have analogous nomenclature with the contractual engagements of with a condition of maximum remuneration of corresponding contractual engagements employees under Delhi governmentor similar positions under DSHM was approved," it said.
