Service postgraduate doctors protest at GRH
01/11/2019, STAFF REPORTER,MADURAI
A total of 114 service postgraduate doctors at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) staged a protest in solidarity with their peers in Chennai, here on Thursday.
G. Arivoli, who led the demonstration, said that it was unfair on part of the government to threaten protesting doctors with transfers to obscure places without approaching them and conducting talks.
“The Health Minister must take the effort to ensure that they come to the negotiating table regarding the pay. Dynamic Assured Career Progression that supposedly guarantees pay and time-bound promotion, does not allow career advancement proportionate to the work being carried out,” he said.
Doctors in the State are eligible for time-bound promotions during the 8th, 15th, 17th and 20th year but have sought its reduction to years 4, 9 and 13.
The protesters also demanded that counselling be held regularly for the 500 post graduate vacancies at government medical college hospitals and district hospitals instead of randomly assigning locations to doctors. “Allow service post graduates to apply for counselling and select them based on parameters such as experience. Until two years ago, the government followed the due procedure. Now, we do not understand the metrics necessary for filling up the vacancies. The process lacks transparency,” he said.
Dr. Arivoli added that vacancies in medical college hospitals should be determined based on patient inflow instead of the number of students by the Medical Council of India (MCI).
“The sooner the government initiates talks, the lesser will be the effect on the quality of healthcare. We are only protesting without a choice. The government cannot threaten to transfer doctors as they please,” he added.
01/11/2019, STAFF REPORTER,MADURAI
A total of 114 service postgraduate doctors at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) staged a protest in solidarity with their peers in Chennai, here on Thursday.
G. Arivoli, who led the demonstration, said that it was unfair on part of the government to threaten protesting doctors with transfers to obscure places without approaching them and conducting talks.
“The Health Minister must take the effort to ensure that they come to the negotiating table regarding the pay. Dynamic Assured Career Progression that supposedly guarantees pay and time-bound promotion, does not allow career advancement proportionate to the work being carried out,” he said.
Doctors in the State are eligible for time-bound promotions during the 8th, 15th, 17th and 20th year but have sought its reduction to years 4, 9 and 13.
The protesters also demanded that counselling be held regularly for the 500 post graduate vacancies at government medical college hospitals and district hospitals instead of randomly assigning locations to doctors. “Allow service post graduates to apply for counselling and select them based on parameters such as experience. Until two years ago, the government followed the due procedure. Now, we do not understand the metrics necessary for filling up the vacancies. The process lacks transparency,” he said.
Dr. Arivoli added that vacancies in medical college hospitals should be determined based on patient inflow instead of the number of students by the Medical Council of India (MCI).
“The sooner the government initiates talks, the lesser will be the effect on the quality of healthcare. We are only protesting without a choice. The government cannot threaten to transfer doctors as they please,” he added.
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