Tamil Nadu Doctors Pay Hike: Govt promises to meet demands in 6 weeks
Chennai: Showing their resentment to the careless approach of the state government in enhancing payscale and doctors' deployment strength at the state run hospitals, medicos under the banner of Tamil Nadu Government Service and Post-Graduate Doctors Association observed a one day token strike.
The protest was launched by 6 government doctors last week who began a fast unto-death demanding implementation of their long-standing four-point charter of demands; with other doctors extending support to them. Among six, the health condition of four deteriorated and they were hospitalised.
According to media reports, around 600 doctors assembled at Madras Medical College on August 27th in support of the protesting doctors.
These demands include implementation of Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) under Government Order 354 which would ensure pay hike for the doctors after 4, 9 and 13 years of service, upscaling of the number of doctors in government hospitals, 50 per cent seat allocation for service quota candidates and counselling for posting and relocation of service PG medicos.
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