Doctors’ association asks State to approach Supreme Court
Government urged to promulgate an ordinance
The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association has asked the State
government to file a separate case in the Supreme Court seeking to amend
the Medical Council of India’s regulations, clauses 9, 4 and 5
suitably, to empower the State to adopt its own marks and quota system.
The association has also asked the State to promulgate an ordinance to retain the existing structure of postgraduate medical admissions if possible. “If not, the State can extend the MCI direction to allot 10% into three years marks to all four categories of doctors as specified in the prospectus,” said K. Senthil, State president, TNGDA. “The TNGDA may decide to join in the case if the State government goes forward with it,” he said.
The move follows the Madras High Court verdict on Saturday that stated postgraduate medical admissions would be conducted as per the MCI’s regulations.
Other doctors’ associations, who have been agitating for over two weeks now, said they would decide on their next step. The organisations have been seeking a continuation of the State’s existing system of allotting marks for postgraduate admissions. The agitations have taken the form of boycotting of a portion of outpatient services, dharnas and protests and mass casual leave.
A. Ramalingam, State organising secretary, Service Doctors and Postgraduates Association (SDPGA), in a message, said the association had convened an emergency executive committee meeting at Madras Medical College on Sunday.
The association has demanded that the government promulgate a special ordinance to protect the 50% service quota immediately.
N. Gnanaprakasam, president, Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association, said they would continue their protest. “We suspended our agitation for a day because of the court verdict but we will now continue protesting till a solution is found. The 6,000 doctors on the field will be called to strike on a rotation basis without affecting any patient services,” he said.
The Doctors Association for Social Equality, which on Friday formed a joint action committee with a few other organisations over the service quota and other issues, said on Saturday that the Centre must promulgate an ordinance to ensure that service quota in all States was given as per that State's convenience in order to ensure the quality of the public health system.
There is also a definite need to strengthen the public health system in the country, said G. Ravindranath, general secretary of the organisation.
We will continue to protest till a solution is found
N. GnanaprakasamPresident, Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association
The association has also asked the State to promulgate an ordinance to retain the existing structure of postgraduate medical admissions if possible. “If not, the State can extend the MCI direction to allot 10% into three years marks to all four categories of doctors as specified in the prospectus,” said K. Senthil, State president, TNGDA. “The TNGDA may decide to join in the case if the State government goes forward with it,” he said.
The move follows the Madras High Court verdict on Saturday that stated postgraduate medical admissions would be conducted as per the MCI’s regulations.
Other doctors’ associations, who have been agitating for over two weeks now, said they would decide on their next step. The organisations have been seeking a continuation of the State’s existing system of allotting marks for postgraduate admissions. The agitations have taken the form of boycotting of a portion of outpatient services, dharnas and protests and mass casual leave.
A. Ramalingam, State organising secretary, Service Doctors and Postgraduates Association (SDPGA), in a message, said the association had convened an emergency executive committee meeting at Madras Medical College on Sunday.
The association has demanded that the government promulgate a special ordinance to protect the 50% service quota immediately.
N. Gnanaprakasam, president, Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association, said they would continue their protest. “We suspended our agitation for a day because of the court verdict but we will now continue protesting till a solution is found. The 6,000 doctors on the field will be called to strike on a rotation basis without affecting any patient services,” he said.
The Doctors Association for Social Equality, which on Friday formed a joint action committee with a few other organisations over the service quota and other issues, said on Saturday that the Centre must promulgate an ordinance to ensure that service quota in all States was given as per that State's convenience in order to ensure the quality of the public health system.
There is also a definite need to strengthen the public health system in the country, said G. Ravindranath, general secretary of the organisation.
We will continue to protest till a solution is found
N. GnanaprakasamPresident, Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association
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