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Centre approves enhanced pay scales for Army doctors

Enhanced pay scales for medical officers and specialists in the Army have been approved by the government. “Govt approves enhanced…

Centre approves enhanced pay scales for Army doctors

Indian army soldiers and rescue personnel look for survivors after a landslide along a highway at Kotrupi, some 200 kilometres (124 miles) from Himachal Pradesh state capital Shimla on August 13, 2017. At least six people have been killed and dozens more are missing after a massive landslide swept two buses off a hillside into a deep gorge in mountainous northern India, an official said on August 12. / AFP PHOTO / -

Enhanced pay scales for medical officers and specialists in the Army have been approved by the government.

“Govt approves enhanced pay scales for OIC (Officer In- charge Polyclinics), medical officers and dental officers to Rs 75,000 and all specialists to Rs 87,000 for the first year and Rs 1 lakh for the second in ECHS (Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme) polyclinics wef (with effect from) from August 17.

“ECHS is looking forward to quality doctors and dedicated care of veterans and their dependants,” Additional Directorate General of Public Information, Indian Army, tweeted on Friday.

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