Government doctors in Uttar Pradesh under the banner of Provincial Medical Services Association-UP announced on Monday their decision to wear black bands on October 1 in support of their demands including promotion issues and non-practice allowance.
"Government doctors across the state will register their protest while discharging their duties by wearing black bands to protest insensitivity shown towards them by the authorities," a statement issued by the association said.
Association president Dr Ashok Kumar Yadav alleged at a press conference in Lucknow that government doctors were "being targeted" and held responsible for the shortcomings in the health services "without any fault of theirs".
Mr Yadav, who is a senior consultant at Dr SP Mukherjee (civil) Hospital in Lucknow also said that government doctors were over-burdened.
He said the 18-point charter of demands, which will be handed over to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, included time-bound promotion and non-practice allowance, besides special allowance for specialists and rural allowance for those serving in the villages.
The association claims membership of 15,000 government doctors.
Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world
