Government docs voice their concern over new directive limiting switch

Government docs have raised considerations on a latest directive of the Health Department limiting docs posted at a brand new station for lower than a yr from attending switch counselling.

The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors’ Association (TNGDA) has been making mass representations to well being officers, and deans of presidency medical faculties towards the brand new norm that disallows docs with lower than one yr service of their current working station from collaborating within the counselling.

In Chennai, a workforce of docs, together with TNGDA’s Chennai District president Alwyn Vijay, secretary Balamanikandan and joint secretary Yogesh, gave the representations of about 80 docs to the dean of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH), and posted their representations to the Health Minister and Health Secretary.

TNGDA mentioned that senior docs can be affected if the one-year rule was applied. Those already promoted will lose vacancies to junior docs, who’re newly promoted. The affiliation requested the Health Department to carry the promotion and switch counselling in March yearly, and permit medical officers to affix the brand new station on April 1.

Promotions delayed

The affiliation mentioned, this has been their request for the final 15 years however promotions had been delayed by 18 to 24 months, depriving their rights for a similar. They demanded a hard and fast schedule for annual promotions and transfers.

Ok. Senthil, State president of TNGDA, mentioned that the insistence on one-year service within the working station was of no benefit to the division. There are delays in conducting common promotions and transfers.

“In truth, affiliate professor promotions that had been due in March 2024 have nonetheless not occurred,” he mentioned.