The North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Wednesday said it would not renew the contracts of some contractual doctors who wanted to resign a...
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Wednesday said it would not renew the contracts of some contractual doctors who wanted to resign amid the coronavirus outbreak. Earlier, the civic body had rejected their resignations and had threatened disciplinary action against them.
The health workers who resigned had reportedly cited lack of personal protective equipment as the reason of their resignation. Unidentified doctors told The Indian Express that the Hindu Rao Hospital in Delhi had received 10 to 12 resignations over the last few days. “Additionally, several doctors said they don’t want to get their contracts renewed,” a doctor was quoted as saying.
After a copy of an order rejecting the resignations of doctors and nurses was shared on Twitter, the civic body commissioner said the directive had been issued without her knowledge, and legal action would be taken against the person who tweeted it. “Their resignations will not be accepted and their names will be sent to the DMC Office Nursing Council of India to take disciplinary action against them,” the order had said.
A civic body official, Jai Prakash, told The Times of India that these doctors had joined the hospital on contract last year. “All four doctors submitted their resignation on Wednesday,...
