Veterinary docs resign over unfulfilled demands

As many as 63 veterinary doctors tendered their resignation to the State government through the Deputy Commissioner on Saturday, demanding fulfilment of various demands

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A memorandum was also submitted to Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa.

“Even though the State government has given assurance nothing has been implemented so far which is why we have decided to resign,” veterinary doctors said.

They added that they will boycott work and wear black badges till October 3 if their demands are not met but medical treatment will be continued to be given to the animals.

There are 2,100 veterinary doctors across the State out of which 1,700 have already tendered their resignation. The resignation of the others will be submitted soon.

“Even after that if the government continues to neglect the problems of the doctors, we have to carry out the protest in a another way,” Senior veterinary doctor Madhur Nath said.

Legislator V Muniyappa, ZP president M V Krishnappa, member Sonnenhalli, Deputy Commissioner N Manjula addressed the problems of these doctors and assured to bring this to the notice of the State government.

In Kolar

Several veterinary doctors submitted their resignation to the Additional Deputy Commissioner R S Peddappayya.

The doctors complained that they worked under severe pressure due to a lack of basic facilities.

They said that they have been striving to make the facilities available to the doorstep of the farmers which is why their demands should be fulfilled to increase the productivity of the doctors.

The committee formed under the aegis of the  Additional chief secretary and Development Commissioner to take decisions on the restructuring of the department should implement the decision at the earliest, they urged. The decision has been pending for the past one year with no clear outcome.

This will enable them to improve the administrative and technical structure of the department, they said.

They demand the salaries of the veterinary doctors be fixed on par with the doctors of the Health and Family Welfare Department.

Their other demands included the upgrading of the animal husbandry clinics to hospitals, increase in the infrastructure facilities in the hospital and others.