15 percent Salary Cut for doctors-Going back to 2006

The 15 per cent salary cut is unfair to doctors. There were no hike in doctors salary by new regime in feb 2009. Rather the new government has no idea in increasing or decreasing the salary as they went on over board by many fold increasing the salary to all sectors by giving them the satisfaction of around 1000 USD for everyone.

For eg. the basic pay of a medical officer's salary since January 2007 is MRF 7175. With government change has brought the new basic pay into 7875 in February 2009 but some how maintaining the same total from the past government without altering the total but basic salary. Now 15 % reduction as brought this basic pay around MRF 6694. Its has brought back the salary lower than what the previous regime offered in January 2007. In retrospective perspective, the salary has taken travel to 2006.

A civil servant has to obey the government and growing together is called democracy. A government should have long term views in making changes. Its not money that matters, its growth what it matters. The scenario in 2006 or 2007 is different. But the cost of living is increasing each year. What manner they raised the salary in February is still a miscalculation. What manner they cut the salary should not be another miscalculation. The increase or decrease in salary to civil servants should be appropriate to all levels with some basics principles and also should be transparent to the public.

Note: I'm neither medical officer nor against government.