Govt Recommends Esma For Health Services
Updated on 05 December, 2007
Confirming the govt's recommendation, state health minister Chandra Mohan Rai said the govt could not allow health services set aside as health services are already included in the list of ESMA in most of the states.Talking about the central pay scales, Rai pointed out the govt is ready to provide central pay scales to govt doctors provided the ban on private practice by govt doctors is enforced. Rai maintained in past also the efforts have been made to enforce ban on private practice by govt doctors which ended in a failure.State govt would suppose to file the affidavit before Patna High Court on December 18 regarding the inclusion of health services under ESMA.