Now higher sentence for Haryana government medics quitting service halfway: The Tribune India

Tribune press service

Pradeep Sharma

Chandigarh, June 2

In an effort to retain super-specialists in the public health sector, the state has dramatically increased the penalty for doctors who leave the service before the end of the bond.

Under the new postgraduate policy to be implemented from 2022-23, doctors with a No Objection Certificate (NOC) will be required to sign a bond with the Department of Health to take a course with a salary complete. After completion of the super-specialty (DM) course, the doctor will serve in the Department of Health for a minimum period of seven years or have to pay Rs. Politics.

In case of postgraduate course, doctors will have to serve the department for at least seven years or pay a fine of Rs 1 crore to the state government. For doctors who complete degree courses, the minimum period to serve the government will be five years and a penalty of Rs 65 lakh for default.

Doctors who will be granted CNP without pay for super-specialty courses will also be required to execute bail to serve the department for five years or pay Rs. 1 crore for failing to do so.

And for postgraduate courses, doctors will have to serve the department for five years or pay a fine of Rs 75 lakh. For the degree, a doctor must serve the government for at least five years or be fined Rs 45 lakh.

Previously, doctors who took PG (both super-specialty and PG) courses on full salary had to serve the government for a minimum period of seven years while the penalty amount was Rs 50 lakh. For degree courses, the minimum period for government service was five years or Rs 35 lakh penalty.

Similarly, for doctors taking postgraduate courses without pay, the minimum period for government service was five years or a fine of Rs 35 lakh. For diploma courses, the period was four years and the penalty was Rs 25 lakh.

Meanwhile, a two-year stay in health facilities in remote and difficult areas will be essential for government doctors wishing to pursue postgraduate studies such as DM/MS with full salary. Other eligible physicians will pursue PG courses without compensation.