Manipur docs protest over allowance cut

Imphal: A majority of government doctors in Manipur started treating patients on Saturday wearing black badges, protesting against the state’s decision to scrap an allowance from their pay.
At a press conference, All Manipur Health Services Doctors Association president Potsangbam Radheshyam Singh said if the Non-Practicing Allowance is not restored within a week, the doctors will go on “cease work” the next day.
The doctors feel demoralised because of the reduction in pay due to the scrapping of the allowance while they continue to work on the frontline against COVID-19, he said. (PTI)