Doctors in upcoming Arogya Mandirs will receive monthly salary: Officials

THE Centre's Urban Aarogya Mandirs, which is set to replace Mohalla Clinics in the capital, would comprise a staff of salaried medical professionals including doctors employed on a contractual basis.

- ASHISH SRIVASTAVA @ New Delhi

Unlike the previous AAP government's model where doctors were paid on a per-patient basis, Arogya Mandirs will hire healthcare professionals on a contractual basis with fixed pay scales similar to those under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), said officials privy to the development.

Officials said the new health centres will not recruit from existing hospitals, nor will they follow the 'daily-wage model' previously in place. Instead, dedicated recruitment will be held for these positions.