Resident docs end strike at Udaipur's RNT Med College
The doctors ended the strike following assurances that the medical college and the district administration would jointly send a letter to the state govt to provide appropriate compensation to the family of Dr Ravi Sharma, who died due to electrocution from a water cooler at the college's Dilshad hostel on June 18.
The doctors were also assured that action will be taken against anyone found guilty by the district-level investigation committee formed to ascertain the cause of Dr Sharma's death. The college administration will arrange group insurance for all residents, with a provision of up to Rs 50 lakh in the event of such accidental deaths. Simultaneously, all hostels will be inspected soon and a committee will be formed at the college level to address and resolve issues.
During the strike, patients faced challenges including long queues and the postponement of hundreds of operations daily. TNN
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