Tripura Bans Private Practice at Agartala Government Hospital as Doctors Demand AIIMS-Level Pay
Physicians accepted the restriction as part of a planned AIIMS-style upgrade; they will press for salary parity, revised service rules and time-bound promotions once state leaders return.
Overview
- The Tripura government has barred private practice for doctors at Agartala Government Medical College and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital and the order is currently in effect.
- About 350 state-employed doctors complied and stopped attending private clinics, which doctors say has created inconvenience for patients who rely on out-of-hours consultations.
- Medical groups including the All Tripura Government Doctors’ Association, the AGMC Teachers’ Forum and the Indian Medical Association held an emergency meeting and agreed to press the government on service demands.
- Doctors say they are not opposed to the ban but want revised service rules, restructured salaries to match national institutes and time-bound promotions as conditions for sustained compliance.
- The state’s stated plan to upgrade the hospitals to AIIMS standards is the backdrop for talks that are pending because the chief minister and the health services secretary are currently out of the state, leaving negotiations and any formal concessions unresolved.