The State Association of Medical and Dental College Teachers (SAMDCOT), IGMC, Shimla, has demanded immediate restoration of NPA to all faculty members and transparency and adherence to seniority in promotions to administrative posts and cancellation of any irregular extensions. The association has further demanded that the proposal to shift the gynaecology wing of Kamla Nehru Hospital to the IGMC be dropped. The association has threatened to launch a protest, including mass resignations from administrative posts and seek legal remedies if these demands were not met.

The association says that the withdrawal of Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) by the state government is pushing skilled faculty to institutes like AIIMS, PGI and private hospitals. Pointing out that faculty appointed though Hima

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