Bhubaneswar: Medical officers serving in Odisha with Diplomate of National Board (DNB) specialist and super-specialist titles will now receive special incentives, a notification issued by the secretary of the Health department Shalini Pandit said Friday.
The notification further said the medical officers (MOs) serving in Odisha with qualification of DNB board specialty as per para 37 (2) of the National Medical Commission Act-2019 would be given Rs 20,000 incentive per month apart from the salary.
Similarly, the MOs having DNB super specialty qualification would be given a monthly incentive of Rs 30,000 in addition to the salary.
The state government has taken the decision of providing financial assistance to attract doctors having the DNB specialist and super-specialist to ensure qualitative health care.
Previously the medical officers in Odisha Health Medical Services (OHMS) cadre having post-graduate specializations /super specialisation degrees like MD/MS and DM/MCH were allowed
these financial incentives.
An official source said the new provision would add to qualitative human resource in OHMS cadre
by attracting the DNB title holders from different parts of the country.
UNI