India, April 27 -- The Tripura government has announced a new initiative to link the salary disbursement of medical staff, including doctors, at Govind Ballabh Pant (GBP) Hospital, the state's first referral hospital, to their biometric attendance.

Starting in April, doctors' salaries will be distributed based on their attendance records, with payments set to be issued in May.

Aiming to improve accountability and streamline the salary distribution process for medical professionals in the state, health secretary Kiran Gitte said, "We have made biometric attendance compulsory from April onwards. Salaries of all staff members, including doctors in GBP Hospital, would be made based on their biometric attendances in and out timings and their...