Double pay for medical personnel in rural areas

NEW DELHI: As part of monetary incentive to encourage medical personnel to take up

rural postings, doctors, specialists and para-medical staff serving in the rural, particularly

far-flung and inaccessible areas, will get double the salary their counterparts in other areas

earn.

Announcing this as part of the Health and Family Welfare Ministry’s 100-day agenda,

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said these incentives would

encourage medical personnel to serve the poor and needy people.

The Ministry, through the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), will make funds

available for contractual appointments and provide significantly higher monetary incentives

based on the location of the posting. The salaries could be almost double those drawn by

medical professionals in urban areas, Mr. Azad said.

Source:http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/02/stories/2009070261011000.htm