Ayurvedic doctors are entitled to be treated at par with their
allopathic counterparts, Held by Supreme Court
24.3.2022,
Thursday, New Delhi
“Ayurvedic doctors will be
entitled to be treated at par with allopathic medical officers and dental
medical officers under the National Rural Health Mission [NRHM/NHM] scheme,” a
Bench led by Justice Vineet Saran held in a recent order.
The apex court was upholding
an order of the Uttarakhand High Court that ayurvedic doctors would get the
same salary as allopathic and dental medical officers under the scheme.
The NRHM scheme was introduced
in 2015 by the Centre to provide affordable healthcare to the rural poor.
The dispute concerned the
appointments made by the Uttarakhand government of AYUSH medical officers in
the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram. There was considerable disparity in their
salary compared to allopathic doctors. The AYUSH doctors had approached the
High Court when the State government did not deal with their pleas for parity.