The State Government recognizes the services of healthcare professionals performing COVID-19 duties, both in the Government sector as well as the private sector; and also recognizes the need to increase the availability of health care workers for performing COVID-19 duties, both in the government as well as the private sector.

Recognizing the risks faced by the healthcare workers involved in COVID-19 duties, the Government of Nagaland has already announced an additional amount (ex- gratia) of Rs. 10 lakh for all health care workers working in Government Hospitals and Health Care Centers, and private hospitals over and above the Rs. 50 lakh under the Government of India's Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) Insurance Scheme for health workers fighting Covid-19.

The Principal Director has already issued directions that final year and intern students of various medical professions may be engaged on temporary basis for clinical and non-clinical Non-COVID duties.

The State Government has taken the following decisions with a view to augment, and meet the immediate needs, for healthcare workers for COVID-19 duties:

Engagement and Stipend: Power to engage students, as allowed under paragraph 3 above, on a temporary basis is delegated to the District Task Forces for a period of up to 3 months with effect from the date of issue of this order, with an initial upper limit of 30 students for Kohima and Dimapur and 10 each in other districts subject to the districts ensuring that an equivalent additional existing staff is deputed for COVID duty in each of the district. Stipend may be paid to various category of students as per the following table.

 

		On Clinical COVID/Non COVID-19 Duty/ Essential Services	On Non-Clinical Duty
a	Intern (MBBS)	Rs. 25000/- pm	-
b	Intern (BDS/AYUSH)	Rs. 20000/- pm	-
c	Intern (BSc-Nursing)	Rs. 13500/- pm	-
d	Intern (GNM/Technician)	Rs. 10000/- pm	-
e	Intern (ANM)	Rs. 8500/- pm	-
f	Final Year (MBBS/ BDS/ AYUSH)	-	Rs. 9000/- pm
g	Final Year (BSc-Nursing/ GNM/ Technician)	-	Rs. 8000/- pm
h	Final Year (ANM)	-	Rs. 7500/- pm
i	Below Final year up to 2nd year student	-	Rs. 6000/- pm

 

The budgetary allocation for 2020-21 and as available in the Civil Deposit, for the purpose of stipend would be initially used, and would be sub-allocated to the Chief Medical Officers of the respective districts as per their requirement immediately.

Preference in Government Appointments: The Government will give preference, in the form of up to 25% of the total marks for the respective recruitment examination, depending on the length of COVID duties rendered, to the health care workers who have worked on COVID-19 duties, in the government or private COVID facilities for at least 100 days, for appointment against regular Government posts for any post recruited through NPSC, NSSB or Departmental Recruitment Board during the years 2021 and 2022.

Detailed instructions in this regard will be issued in consultation with P&AR department separately.

Incentives for In-Service medical officers: Preference for study leave for undergoing further studies will be given to HCWs who have rendered at least 100 days on COVID-19 duty and have qualified the entrance examination.

Amendments in the Study Leave rules for this purpose shall be issued separately.

Engagement of healthcare workers for short term basis: Any healthcare worker engaged for at least 100 days for the management of COVID-19 patients shall be entitled to remuneration above 25% of the entry level salary of respective grade of employees.

Treatment for COVID-19 for private healthcare workers: Cost of medical treatment for government employees is borne by the Government. The cost of treatment for healthcare workers who contract COVID-19 while on COVID-19 duty in private hospitals shall also be reimbursed on the same pattern as for government employees.

The notification is issued after obtaining concurrence of Finance department, accorded vide RFC No. 64 dated 21/05/2021, and with the approval of the Chief Minister, Nagaland.

 

(DIPR)