Ambala doctor couple relieved of charge for indulging in pvt

A doctor couple posted at a civil hospital here was today relieved of their charge for allegedly indulging in private practice which has been banned by state government.
Civil surgeon Vinod Gupta today said the doctor couple was relieved immediately after getting orders from the Director General, Health Services Haryana (DGHS) Kamala Singh in this regard.
A probe has also been ordered and would be conducted by SMO Ambala cantonment civil hospital, Satish Kumar.
The couple has been shifted to Mohindergarh, he said.
A complaint was lodged by an unidentified person against the doctor couple with state health minister Anil Vij and DGHS saying that they were allegedly doing private practice even in the duty hours of the hospital.

The civil surgeon said that government is giving 25 per cent of the basic pay to the doctors as non-practicing allowance (NPA) and it was not permissible for a doctor working in a government hospital to do private practice either at his residence or in any private clinic.