Advance salary for 4 months for healthcare workers of Odisha: CM

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced four months'' advance salary for doctors, paramedics and other health workers, in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

Doctors, paramedics and all those engaged in healthcare services of the state government will receive the salaries for April, May, June and July, at a time in the month of April,



said the Chief Minister.

"I respect with folded hands to the spirit of doctors, paramedics, workers engaged in health service. For the benefit of the health workers and their families I have directed the officials to pay advance salary of April, May, June and July to doctors, paramedics and other health workers next month," said Patnaik in a video message.