Doctors Appeal to DGHS for Clearing Salaries and Registration Amid DMC’s Collapse

The shutdown of the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) has left doctors in real trouble. Many haven’t received their salaries despite working for days, while new doctors are stuck with delayed registrations.

Now, the United Doctors’ Front Association has written to the Director General of Health Services (DGHS), seeking urgent intervention.

What Happened to DMC

The Delhi Government dissolved the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) over financial irregularities, registration issues, and mismanagement in its functioning. Adding to the stress, there has been no new registrar appointed since February, which has led to a huge pile-up of pending work. 

Problems For Doctors

Because of this, doctors are facing many issues:

• The DMC website crashes a lot or becomes unavailable. When it does work, technical glitches stop doctors from submitting their forms.

• The payment system often fails, taking money but not confirming it, which causes confusion.

• The system for booking appointments to verify documents isn’t working.

• Doctors trying to get updates through calls or emails get no response.

• Many doctors are left in the dark, not knowing what’s happening with their applications.

Even FMG associations had raised similar concerns earlier, saying this kind of delay will hurt the healthcare system and fresh doctors waiting to begin their internships.

Major Effect

One of the biggest impacts is that many doctors, especially those working in government hospitals, haven’t received their salaries. Their registrations are stuck in limbo, so they can’t get paid despite doing their jobs and fulfilling all eligibility criteria. This has hit doctors hard and is slowing down healthcare services in Delhi.

Doctors’ Requests

The United Doctors’ Front has sent a letter demanding:

• Appointment of a new registrar immediately.

• DGHS should step in formally to make sure doctors get their salaries on time.

• Fixing all the technical problems with the DMC website.

• Setting up a temporary manual or an alternative way for doctors to register, so that the backlog can be cleared.

• A setup of a proper grievance system to handle doctors’ complaints quickly.

What’s Next?

For now, the Director of Health Services (DHS) will take over the registrar’s role until further notice. But unless steps are taken quickly, both working and aspiring doctors will continue to suffer the consequences of the DMC’s collapse.

(Input From Various Sources)

(Rehash/Pooja Bansal/MSM)