Mumbai: In a bid to encourage doctors in the midst of the fight against coronavirus, the Maharashtra government today announced a substantial hike in the honorarium of doctors serving their bonds, bringing it at par with doctors working on a contract basis. "This will further strengthen their resolve in this war against COVID-19," Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray tweeted.
According to the revised salaries, bonded doctors working in tribal belts will get ₹75,000 against ₹60,000 earlier. "MBBS Doctors in other areas will see their honorarium rise to ₹70,000 from ₹55,000 and specialist doctors in other areas will get an honorarium of ₹80,000 instead of ₹65,000," Thackeray said.