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6mo ago

Haryana Government Doctors Launch Indefinite Strike as State Enforces ESMA

Officials invoked ESMA, ordering pay cuts to preserve essential care.

Patients waiting for doctors outside the OPD at the civil hospital in Gurugram on Monday. (Parveen Kumar/HT)
Patients sitting outside the Karnal civil hospital on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
Patients waiting for their turn amid the ongoing statewide protest of government doctors in Haryana, at civil hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula, on Monday. (HT Photo)
Around 48 doctors, excluding trainee medical professionals and post-graduate students, have been deployed to handle the outpatient department (OPD).

Overview

  • After a two-day stoppage, the HCMSA escalated to an open-ended walkout seeking a written halt to direct SMO recruitment and implementation of a modified ACP scheme.
  • The Haryana government prohibited strikes for six months from December 9 under ESMA and directed ‘no work, no pay’ deductions through DGHS instructions.
  • Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said three of four demands have been addressed, citing a freeze on direct SMO hiring pending a review, while ACP changes remain unapproved.
  • Districts imposed 200‑metre no‑gathering zones around hospitals under BNSS Section 163 as authorities redeployed medical‑college, NHM, AYUSH, ESIC, retired and consultant doctors to keep services running.
  • Disruption varied by district, with officials in Gurgaon reporting normal operations despite 88 of 218 doctors striking, while Yamunanagar saw 74 of 94 off duty and patients faced delays and cancellations.