Dimapur, July 18 (EMN): The Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) has extended its support to Nagaland In-service Doctors’ Association (NIDA) on the demand of enhancement of superannuation age.
WSH in a press release said though the announcement on enhancement of superannuation age was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 26, 2016, but the state government is yet to fulfill it.
“There is an acute shortage of doctors in our state especially in rural areas and by increasing their retirement age, it would serve as a respite from the acute shortage,” WSH said.
In addition, the two newly upcoming medical colleges in Kohima and Mon districts would require a huge number of doctors to run these colleges, it stated.
Further, with the creation of the four new districts -Tseminyu, Niuland, Chümoukedima and Shamator- the state would require additional doctors to cater the needs of the rising population as many vacancies would be needed to fill up, WSH said.
WSH appealed to the state government to look into NIDA‘s demand which, the hoho said, is genuine and legitimate.