BBMP contract doctors’ regularisation of service case: Matter now in BBMP council

With 60-plus doctors working on contract basis in the BBMP, their hopes of becoming permanent now rest with the BBMP council. Standing Committee chairperson Lakshmi Narayana has raised the matter and now the BBMP will have to place the subject and then approve it before sending it to the Urban Development Department.

First Published Jul 30, 2020, 5:43 PM IST | Last Updated Jul 30, 2020, 5:43 PM IST

Bengaluru:  The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) contract doctors' demand for regularisation of service got a further push as the matter was placed in civic authority’s monthly council meeting. To get it implemented, it has to be brought before the BBMP council and its pros and cons will have to be discussed. For now, the matter was raised before the council by Appeal Standing Committee Chairman of BBMP Lakshmi Narayan and he assured he will continue to speak with like minded corporators who wish to help doctors. The contract doctors working in the BBMP have understood the concept of community medicine and the holistic approach as the BBMP areas have complex health issues.