Shahbaz agrees to raise doctors salaries

Shahbaz assures Young Doctors Association that monthly salaries of doctors in government hospitals will be increased.

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif agreed on Monday to raise the salaries of doctors working in government hospitals by up to Rs70, 000 per month.

A delegation of the Young Doctors Association Punjab called on the chief minister in Lahore, demanding that the monthly salaries of doctors in government hospitals should be increased.

Shahbaz assured them that the increments will be given in a few weeks.

He has also formed a committee headed by additional chief secretary in this regard.

Punjab Health Secretary, Finance Secretary, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and four members of the Young Doctors Association Punjab will be a part of the committee.