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Jharkhand Doctors Threaten Indefinite Work Boycott Over Career Progression Demands
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CNBC TV18•20-09-2026, 21:13
Jharkhand Doctors Threaten Indefinite Work Boycott Over Career Progression Demands
- •The Jharkhand State Health Services Association (JHASA) demands immediate implementation of Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) for doctors.
- •JHASA warns of an indefinite work boycott starting October 22 if DACP demands are not met by October 5.
- •DACP grants promotions based on years of service, not available vacancies; doctors in Jharkhand currently receive fewer benefits than those in Bihar.
- •The association also urges the government to expedite recruitment for 1,422 vacant Specialist Medical Officer and Medical Officer posts.
- •JHASA opposes the state government's decision to reduce the retirement age for doctors from 67 to 65 years.
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The Jharkhand State Health Services Association is demanding the implementation of Dynamic Assured Career Progression, regular recruitment for vacant posts under the JPSC, and opposed reducing the retirement age of doctors from 67 to 65 years.
Doctors in Jharkhand have warned that if their demand for Dynamic Assured Career Progression is not met by October 5, they will launch a phased protest leading up to an indefinite work boycott starting October 22.
Jharkhand doctors receive DACP benefits over a 25-year period, whereas doctors in neighboring Bihar and under the central government receive four DACP benefits over a 20-year period.
