<p class="title">Alleging discrimination in salary and allowances paid for the doctors serving in the Ayush department, the Ayush doctors will stage a protest wearing a black badge from June 1.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Demanding the fulfilment of demands, Kodagu district Ayush department medical officer Dr M B Srinivas and State Government Ayush Doctors’ Association Kodagu unit president Dr G Shailaja submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Charulata Somal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The doctors serving in the health and family welfare department are given a special allowance. The same allowance and wages should be extended to Ayush doctors, they said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The cabinet had approved the extension of allowance to Ayush doctors. However, no special allowance has been paid to Ayush doctors so far, they alleged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Ayush doctors said that they have been entrusted with various responsibilities in containing the Covid-19 pandemic. All the Ayush doctors have discharged their duties effectively so far. Ayush doctors have been serving in Covid Care Centres and testing centres as well.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The government is engaged in a discriminatory policy while treating allopathic and Ayush doctors, they alleged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr Srinivas and Dr Shailaja said that the doctors will wear a black badge while serving from June 1.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On June 7, Ayush doctors will stay away from all Covid-related works and will discharge their duties in Ayush clinics and hospitals only.</p>
<p class="title">Alleging discrimination in salary and allowances paid for the doctors serving in the Ayush department, the Ayush doctors will stage a protest wearing a black badge from June 1.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Demanding the fulfilment of demands, Kodagu district Ayush department medical officer Dr M B Srinivas and State Government Ayush Doctors’ Association Kodagu unit president Dr G Shailaja submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Charulata Somal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The doctors serving in the health and family welfare department are given a special allowance. The same allowance and wages should be extended to Ayush doctors, they said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The cabinet had approved the extension of allowance to Ayush doctors. However, no special allowance has been paid to Ayush doctors so far, they alleged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Ayush doctors said that they have been entrusted with various responsibilities in containing the Covid-19 pandemic. All the Ayush doctors have discharged their duties effectively so far. Ayush doctors have been serving in Covid Care Centres and testing centres as well.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The government is engaged in a discriminatory policy while treating allopathic and Ayush doctors, they alleged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr Srinivas and Dr Shailaja said that the doctors will wear a black badge while serving from June 1.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On June 7, Ayush doctors will stay away from all Covid-related works and will discharge their duties in Ayush clinics and hospitals only.</p>