Get back to work or lose job: TN to docs
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:01.11.2019
The state health department has extended the deadline for doctors to return to work to Friday morning as many doctors, who took part in the strike demanding pay hike, will have to get back to their place of work, health minister C Vijayabaskar said on Thursday. By the end of the day, just 1,613 of the 16,475 doctors abstained from work, the minister said.
“As announced earlier, we will be declaring their posts vacant if they don’t return to work. Their posts will be filled with internal transfers and new recruits. We have a list of doctors who are willing to join service,” Vijayabaskar said. The decision to extend the deadline from 6pm on Thursday to Friday morning was made based on instructions from chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, he said. The government has issued transfer orders to more than 50 doctors who have been preventing other government doctors from work. “Most protesters were blocking the way and causing inconvenience to patients. Hospitals can’t be places for protests. We will not allow it anymore,” the health minister said.
Doctors protest at Rajiv Gandhi Government GH on Thursday
CM: Docs can’t hinder people
The Federation of Government Doctors Association – a group of five doctors’ associations – has been on strike since October 25 demanding pay hike, recruitment of more doctors in medical colleges and 50% reservation for service candidates in postgraduate medical education. “The government is fudging attendance records,” said Dr A Ramalingam, convenor, FOGDA. “They managed to threaten some of them to return but a majority are with us. We have at least 60% of the strength with us. Ask them to show the biometric attendance at medical colleges,” he said.
Doctors on strike said it was unfair to call their federation unrecognised. “Two months ago, the minister held talks. He promised to initiate action within six weeks. Now, when we are asking why he did not keep up his words, he says the federation is not a recognised body,” said Dr Balakrishnan, convenor, FOGDA. “He called another Association for talks as he knows they will agree to his decisions,” he said.
Earlier, Palaniswami told the media that government doctors who did not return to work would be replaced. “Doctors are for the people. They cannot cause any inconvenience to the general public. The state spends at least ₹1.24crore on every medical student in government colleges though they pay ₹63,000 as fee hoping they will be in government service,” he said.
The weeklong strike of government doctors in Tamil Nadu continued on Thursday despite the state government’s warning that their posts would be declared as vacant. On Wednesday, 4,683 doctors did not sign the attendance. By noon on Thursday, Vijayabaskar said at least 1,500 striking doctors returned to work.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:01.11.2019
The state health department has extended the deadline for doctors to return to work to Friday morning as many doctors, who took part in the strike demanding pay hike, will have to get back to their place of work, health minister C Vijayabaskar said on Thursday. By the end of the day, just 1,613 of the 16,475 doctors abstained from work, the minister said.
“As announced earlier, we will be declaring their posts vacant if they don’t return to work. Their posts will be filled with internal transfers and new recruits. We have a list of doctors who are willing to join service,” Vijayabaskar said. The decision to extend the deadline from 6pm on Thursday to Friday morning was made based on instructions from chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, he said. The government has issued transfer orders to more than 50 doctors who have been preventing other government doctors from work. “Most protesters were blocking the way and causing inconvenience to patients. Hospitals can’t be places for protests. We will not allow it anymore,” the health minister said.
Doctors protest at Rajiv Gandhi Government GH on Thursday
CM: Docs can’t hinder people
The Federation of Government Doctors Association – a group of five doctors’ associations – has been on strike since October 25 demanding pay hike, recruitment of more doctors in medical colleges and 50% reservation for service candidates in postgraduate medical education. “The government is fudging attendance records,” said Dr A Ramalingam, convenor, FOGDA. “They managed to threaten some of them to return but a majority are with us. We have at least 60% of the strength with us. Ask them to show the biometric attendance at medical colleges,” he said.
Doctors on strike said it was unfair to call their federation unrecognised. “Two months ago, the minister held talks. He promised to initiate action within six weeks. Now, when we are asking why he did not keep up his words, he says the federation is not a recognised body,” said Dr Balakrishnan, convenor, FOGDA. “He called another Association for talks as he knows they will agree to his decisions,” he said.
Earlier, Palaniswami told the media that government doctors who did not return to work would be replaced. “Doctors are for the people. They cannot cause any inconvenience to the general public. The state spends at least ₹1.24crore on every medical student in government colleges though they pay ₹63,000 as fee hoping they will be in government service,” he said.
The weeklong strike of government doctors in Tamil Nadu continued on Thursday despite the state government’s warning that their posts would be declared as vacant. On Wednesday, 4,683 doctors did not sign the attendance. By noon on Thursday, Vijayabaskar said at least 1,500 striking doctors returned to work.
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