Railways to pay doctors on a par with States

It was finding it difficult to engage doctors in the existing pay structure

The Indian Railways will pay medical practitioners (hired on contract) salary on a par with State governments. The decision was taken after the authorities found it difficult to engage the doctors in the existing pay structure that was less compared to what the respective States were paying. The health infrastructure of the railways, one of the largest employers in the country, caters to the needs of about 12 lakh employees and their family across the country. According to sources, the Ministry of Railways in a note to General Managers of Zonal Railways said that a decision was taken to extend the engagement of medical practitioners over and above the vacancies in Indian Railway Health Service to meet local requirements for handling COVID-19 pandemic.