GOVERNMENT DOCTORS BASIC SALARY HIKE

GOVERNMENT DOCTORS BASIC SALARY HIKE

(Hike of Rs 4500 in basic salary of doctors in Kerala)

As per the consensus reached between the state government and the government doctors, there would be a hike of Rs 4500 in the basic pay in the entry cadre with the merger of 76 % common special allowance with the basic pay. The revised basic pay of the health director would be Rs 53,040 and after adding two years increment it would add up to Rs 68,498.The basic pay of assistant surgeon and junior consultant will be hiked to Rs 27,140 and at present it is Rs 24,040. As the revision would be with effect from 2009, they would also get Rs 1360 as increment for two years. With that the basic salary would be Rs 28,500.Moreover, the eligible would get rural service allowance and PG allowances. The new basic salary of civil surgeons would be Rs 40,640 and salary would be hiked to Rs 52,874 after adding increments and bata. Salary for senior consultant would be Rs 63, 042 and those of chief

                                                               Prof. John Kurakar