Service Doctors and PostGraduates Association-SDPGA

01/01/2026

🛡️*1.1.2026*🛡️

Wish you all a very very happy New Year and prosperous life ahead. 2026 is going to be a phenomenal year for all govt drs. We are going to realise our dream of Review 354 very soon and that will be a fitting tribute to our beloved LN. Thanking everyone for your unwavering trust and togetherness which give us the strength to accomplish the mission.

*SDPGA 🔖*

28/12/2025

Doctors association flags uneven distribution of PGs under DRP
Published - December 28, 2025 07:05 am IST - CHENNAI

The Service Doctors and Post Graduates Association (SDPGA) has flagged the uneven distribution of postgraduates (PG) under the District Residency Programme (DRP), with PGs not being posted to a number of government hospitals (GH). A sample survey of the postings found that zero PGs were posted to 12 government hospitals, including in Cuddalore and Tiruvallur districts.

The association’s president P. Saminathan, in a letter to the Health Secretary, said that an analysis of DRP posting orders issued by the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) and Research shows that the PGs have been posted with no specific criteria being followed. Government hospitals with high Institutional Services Monitoring Report (ISMR) performance and patient care have been “penalised” as no PG has been posted under the programme. DRP is a three-month mandatory posting in district hospitals for PGs as per National Medical Commission (NMC) norms.

“As per monthly ISMR, some of these hospitals perform better offering good patient care with less number of doctors. Instead of augmenting the workforce by posting PGs under DRP, the department has not posted any PG in these hospitals, thereby adding stress to the already overworked workforce. It looks like the officials missed out on old District Headquarters Hospitals such as at Cuddalore and a number of taluk Government Hospitals in the posting and concentrated on new District Headquarters Hospitals in 14 districts, missing out on Hosur and Vedaranyam as well,” he said.

For instance, PGs from Cuddalore government medical college, Chidambaram, have been posted to nearby Sirkazhi GH and Mayiladuthurai GH in Mayiladuthurai district, while none have been posted to Cuddalore GH. Similarly, nearing 30-odd PGs were posted to Manapparai GH and none to Srirangam GH, Dr. Saminathan added.

The sample survey found that no PGs have been posted to the GHs in Vriddhachalam, Chidambaram, Panruti, Cuddalore, Avadi, Srirangam, Tiruvottiyir, Hosur, Edappadi, Denkanikottai, Manachanallur and Villupuram. For instance, Cuddalore GH, which has 88 doctors in position out of the 94 sanctioned posts, on an average, sees 83,459 outpatients and 22,011 in-patients in a month as per ISMR. It performs 122 major general surgeries and 500 deliveries.

Citing the performance of these hospitals, SDPGA requested the Department for equitable distribution of PGs based on patient services provided at these hospitals as per ISMR monthly report, and to conduct transparent counselling to post the PGs by displaying available speciality-wise vacancies. The association also demanded that PGs should be provided with accommodation and food during the DRP, and to prepare DRP posting lists six months in advance as per NMC norms.

Published - December 28, 2025 07:05 am IST

Doctors association flags uneven distribution of PGs under DRP

SDPGA highlights uneven PG distribution in government hospitals, urging equitable postings based on performance and patient care metrics.

26/12/2025

*🛡️25-12-2025🛡️*

*அரசு மருத்துவர்களுக்கு விலக்கு*

BNS 46/2023 சட்டத்தின் மூலம் இனி வரும் காலங்களில் சட்ட வழக்குகளில் (MLC) நிபுணத்துவ சாட்சியம் அளிக்க அரசு மருத்துவர்கள் நீதிமன்றம் செல்ல தேவையில்லை. மருத்துவமனையில் இருந்தே காணொளி மூலமாக மருத்துவ சாட்சியம் அளிக்கலாம் என தமிழ்நாடு அரசிதழ் வெளியீடு.

இதனால் அரசு மருத்துவமனைகளில் மருத்துவர்கள் பற்றாக்குறை ஏற்படாமல் இருக்கும். மேலும் மருத்துவர்களுக்கு வாகன செலவு மீதமாகும். நமது அரசு மருத்துவர்கள் மற்றும் பட்ட மேற்படிப்பு மருத்துவர்கள் சங்கத்தின்
நீண்ட கால கோரிக்கையை நிறைவேற்றியமைக்காக தமிழ்நாடு அரசுக்கு நன்றி.

*SDPGA🔖*

11/12/2025

🛡️*11.12.25*🛡️

The following resolutions adopted during the meeting conducted by the State SDPGA about the challenges in Medical Education.

* _Delayed promotions, disparity in Pay plus Allowances, excess of UG and PG intake, implementing irrational NMC norms, poor examination & invigilation remunerations, revenue target through CMCHIS, erratic duty timings, inhumane 24 hrs work, manpower shortages, redeployment of existing posts, camp duties, decreased Research, lethargic clerical cadre etc severely demoralise the Medical College faculties and hence not only affect the quality of teaching but also the health of govt drs._

1.`PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS`
* Promotions should be conducted on time. The panel preparation should be completed in the DME office by March 15th every year and the counselling process should be completed before April so that children's schooling could be planned properly.
* Because of undue delay in promotions, we are trapped with Relinquishment and paper hiding issues.
* The list of eligible faculties for promotions as per NMC should be kept in public domain periodically.
* To make all this happen successfully, we demand One nodal officer in the cadre of ADME to be appointed to conduct the promotions and transfers on time.
* Without streamlining this significant process, it's not correct to prevent us from relinquishing the promotions. We demand to allow relinquishment if the promotions are not happening on time as mentioned above.
* Also relinquishment should be calculated from cut off period not the date of counselling.
* Those who don't publish papers as per NMC requirements within their mandatory teaching period, their places can be shown to eligible juniors.
* Faculties should be allowed to avail their eligible leaves if they complete 75% attendance as per NMC norms. The same to be followed in calculating station seniority for transfer counselling.
* It's unfortunate that Faculties are getting retired as Assistant Professors for want of promotional posts. We request On paper promotions to faculties if they don't have promotional posts and no financial implications.
* The DME office should have adequate officers to manage the burgeoning Medical Colleges in the cadre of Additional Directors, Joint Directors and Deputy Directors.
* To conduct Promotions for Dental departments in Medical colleges
* HOD can be given on rotation basis similar to central institutes

2.`PAY & ALLOWANCES`
* Long pending Review of GO354 to be done within a month.
* NMC has recommended to provide salary similar to central institutes. Even UGC and AICTE recommend similar structures for their teachers. As of now we are getting DACP salary in diluted form. Hence we demand a similar pay structure with pb4 salary for Associate professors at level 13 and Professors at 13A.
* We oppose the TN govt in doing Redeployment of excess faculty posts due to NMC diluted norms.
* Rationalisation of faculty posts should be done through the Review process.
* SDPGA demands to enhance the allowances given in Modified GO293
* Extension of retirement age is not needed as many young people are ready to take up the govt jobs.
* VRS to be permitted irrespective of Speciality. No need for the classification of rare specialities any more.

3.`NMC NORMS`
* We object to the NMC in diluting norms to address the faculty shortages in north India and private Medical Colleges. This is severely affecting the quality of Teaching.
* To stop increasing the strength of UG and PG students in Tamilnadu.
* To strictly ensure the paramedical staff requirement in medical Colleges while giving recognition.
* To formulate the mandatory norms rationally and not to enforce fixed targets. For eg. Number of FNAC tests etc
* To implement biometric attendance for students
* To sanction separate posts to run Allied health science programs.
* To include AHS cadres similar to staff nurses requirements in the minimum norms for recognition to improve the quality of health care.

4.`MANPOWER SHORTAGE`
* Officials of Tamilnadu are looking only at the minimum norms in sanctioning the posts of the workforce and not taking patient load into account. Hence Inadequate Resident posts making the faculties to work for 24 hrs patient care.
* The faculties are posted to take care of non teaching activities like ARMO, CMO, camp, convoy duties etc. SDPGA demands the govt to sanction adequate non teaching posts to take care of patient care.
* It's because of sdpga demand, Superspeciality hospital in Guindy and Vellore was established. But no posts were sanctioned in vellore. Similarly peripheral hospitals in Sholinganallur, Salem, Tirunelveli opened with no manpower. Those hospitals are made functional by redeployment or diversions from nearby medical Colleges. SDPGA opposes such methods and demands to sanction adequate posts separately.
* No new hospital should be constructed without sanctioning posts.
* SDPGA demands the govt to display the statistics of sanctioned posts and vacancy details in every hospital.
* To challenge the govt legally

5.`JOB FUNCTIONS`
* Duty timings and Working hours of Residents and Assistant Professors should be defined
* Inhumane 24 hrs duty should be abolished.
* Assistant Professors should not be allowed to take part in 24 hours services. Adequate Resident posts should be created.
* NMC doesn't count Saturdays for attendance. All faculties to be given off on Saturdays.

6.`PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT`
* The performance of individuals and Departments of Medical Colleges should be assessed in terms of academic activities, research works, paper publications etc to improve the medical education.
* We oppose the assessment in terms of numbers of cases treated and fixing the target for individuals.
* We oppose the assessment of CMCHIS performance and comparing between institutions.
* Instead we demand to do the assessment scientifically to reduce morbidity and mortality.
* To review the protocols, management and outcomes of complicated cases.
* To audit the death cases scientifically
* To recognise, appreciate and honour the faculties for exceptional contributions regularly

7.`UNIVERSITY RESPONSIBILITY`
* Funds allocated to conduct Exams for UG and PG students are very insufficient and becoming very difficult for the departments to manage the expenses. This makes the students contribute from their pocket. We request the University to provide adequate funds to conduct the exams properly.
* Faculties are facing inconvenience in getting remuneration for Examination and Invigilator duties. There is so much of delay and make them less interested in doing those duties.
* We request the University to adopt the pattern of fund allocation in NBE for DNB students to conduct the exams
* We request the University to build Guest Houses in all Medical Colleges to accommodate Examiners.

8.`SERVICE PGS`
* Service PGs are made to work like Residents in institutions as adequate Resident posts are not sanctioned as per NMC norms. This affects their learning and academic skills. They are subjected to extreme mental and physical pressure affecting their health.
* The severe shortage in staff nurses, paramedicals and security people directly affect them because they are the primary care givers and end up in conflict with patients and attenders.
* District Residency Program should be continued as per PGs choice. Proper accomodation should be provided in the hospitals for them.
* Asking them to do the CMCHIS related activities is unfair. In certain depts they are made to spend from their pocket if cases don't get approval. HODs should be made accountable

9.`GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL`
* Head of institutions should conduct grievance redressal meetings once in two weeks for the faculties and PG students regularly.
* The mechanism of issuing the Joining report and LPC immediately should be done in order to get timely salary in new stations.
* Service Register should be updated every six months.
* It's because of SDPGA, Govt ordered to provide innova vehicle for doctors going on convoy duties. It's very sad that it's not implemented. RMO is responsible for arranging the same.

We thank the esteemed members, HODs, Professors, Associates, Assistants, Service pgs for adopting the resolutions during the meeting held on 7.12.25 at Omandurar Medical College

SDPGA 🔖

09/12/2025

இரங்கல் செய்தி😔

சேலம் அரசு மாவட்ட தலைமை மருத்துவமனை மருத்துவர் (Rajamma hospital, Mettur dam) மற்றும் நமது சங்க உறுப்பினர், திரு சரவண குமார் MBBS.,DA.,M.S(GS)., அவர்கள் 8.12.25 அன்று மாலை இயற்கை எய்தினார் என்பதை ஆழ்ந்த வருத்தத்துடன் தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கிறோம்.
அன்னாருக்கு இறுதி மரியாதை இராமன் நகர் இல்லத்தில் நன்பகல் 1மணிக்கு நடைபெறும்.

*~SDPGA, Salem.*

30/11/2025

*🛡️30.11.2025🛡️*

SDPGA conducted an online meeting today and decided the following.

1. SDPGA hopes long pending Review of GO354 to happen this month as assured by Hon Health Minister during last meeting with FOGDA. SDPGA along with like minded associations will decide on next course of actions.
2. SDPGA opposes the process of Redeployment, Diversion, Deputation etc to address manpower shortages. SDPGA will represent Honourable HM regarding Health Manpower shortage at vellore medical college Superspeciality Block Pentland hospital.
3. Any Restructuring of posts of Govt Doctors should be done rationally through the Review process of G.O-354.
4. District level GBM to be conducted this month to sensitise our Doctors on manpower shortages.
5. SDPGA plans to conduct a meeting in Chennai next Sunday on December 7th to discuss Challenges in Medical Education.

SDPGA 🔖

26/11/2025

*🛡️SDPGA செய்தி🛡️*
*26-11-2025*

மாநிலத்தில் நடைபெறும் அனைத்து பிரசவங்களும் நூறு விழுக்காடு மருத்துவ நிலையங்களில் மட்டுமே நிகழ்கின்றன என்ற உலக சாதனையை எட்டியுள்ளது தமிழ்நாடு.

இது ஓரிரவில் செய்து முடித்த வேலையல்ல.
கடந்த நாற்பது ஆண்டுகளுக்கும் மேலாக அரசு ஆரம்ப சுகாதார நிலைய மருத்துவர்கள், மகப்பேறு, மயக்கவியல், சிசு நல மருத்துவர்கள், செவிலியர்கள், இதர மருத்துவ பணியாளர்கள்,
நவீன அறிவியல் மருத்துவத்தின் நடைமுறை பயனை உணர்ந்த அரசியல், சமூக செயற்பாட்டாளர்கள், பயனடைந்த ஏழை,எளிய மருத்துவ பயளானிகள், என அனைவருக்கும் இந்த பெருமைக்கு காரணிகள்.

1985வரை வீட்டிலேயே பெருமளவு பிரசவங்கள் நிகழ்ந்து வந்தன.
இந்நிலையை அடுத்த பத்தாண்டுகளில், 1996 முதல் துணை சுகாதார நிலையங்களில் சுகாதார செவிலியர் கண்காணிப்பில் மட்டுமே பிரசவம் எனவும், 2006 முதல் மருத்துவர் கண்காணப்பில் மட்டுமே பிரசவம் என ஆனது. இதனால் மகப்பேறு இறப்பு விகிதம் பெருமளவு குறைந்து வந்தது.

இந்த குறியீட்டை எட்ட கடந்த 20 ஆண்டுகளாக எமது மருத்துவர்கள் உடலளவிலும் மனதளவிலும் பலவேறு இன்னல்களுக்கு ஆளாகினர். குறிப்பாக சிகிச்சை பலனின்றி ஏற்படும் இறப்புகளுக்கு ஆய்வுகள் என்ற பெயரில் அவர்கள் தொல்லைகள்,
வீடுகளில் பிரசவித்து கொள்ள விரும்பிய, பிரசவத்தின் போது திடீரென ஏற்படும் விளைவுகளை அறியாத குடும்பத்தினரின் வெறுப்பு பேச்சுகள்,
அரசு மருத்துவ நிலையங்களின் மீது எளிய மக்களின் நம்பிக்கையை குலைக்கும் விதமான அறிக்கைகள்/உரைகள். இவற்றை எல்லாம் கடந்து சென்று இச்சாதனை நிகழ்த்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.

சுமார் 3.5கோடி மக்கள் தொகை உள்ள உக்ரைன், 30இலட்சம் மக்கள் தொகை உள்ள அர்மேனியா நாடுகளில் மட்டுமே இந்த நூறு விழுக்காட்டினை எட்டியுள்ளதாக தரவுகள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.

முன்னேறிய மாநிலமான தமிழ்நாட்டில் இனி அனைத்து பிரசவங்களும் மகப்பேறு மருத்துவர் இருக்கும் நிலையங்களில் (Cemonc) மட்டுமே நிகழ வேண்டும் என தமிழ்நாடு அரசு, மகளிர் நலன் அவர்தம் குடும்ப நலன் கருதி முடிவெடுத்து அறிவிக்க வேண்டும்.

அரசு நிலையங்களில் இதற்கு தேவையான கட்டமைப்பினை ஏற்படுத்த வேண்டும் என கோருகிறோம்.

*அரசு மருத்துவர்கள்&பட்டமேற்படிப்பு மருத்துவர்கள் சங்கம்*🔖

21/11/2025

Dear all
We are facing a new problem in the form of restructuring of existing posts. Citing NMC norms the govt is trying to relocate the posts of faculties from several medical Colleges. NMC is revising its norms frequently to help Northern Indian and Private colleges where they have a shortage of qualified teachers. But it's a bane for TN govt doctors. For example, NMC has relaxed the norms in the number of JR posts in various departments and hence they have become surplus in newly created medical Colleges. Similarly NMC sanctioned 3 PGs for every Professor and 1 PG for every Associate. Now it has relaxed to 2 PGs for each Associate. This will make existing professors and associates surplus in several depts. In future NMC will dilute the faculties students ratio and all of us will become excess.

Officials are cleverly identifying these posts as excess and trying to shift to places where they are required. This is very absurd. NMC has clearly stated that the minimum norms are for recognition and recommended to increase the posts of drs as per bed strength and patient load. Every institution in our state has two to five times of bed strength and we obviously require double the number of existing drs. Instead of creating new posts wherever required, officials are trying to redeploy the existing posts.

As per GO 354 issued in 2009, we were given around 3000 promotional posts. At that time we had around 9000 drs in all three directorates. Now we are around 20000 drs with 12000 on the dme side and hence we should have 4500 promotional posts. But at present we have hardly 2000 promotional posts because of restructuring happened through 4D2 GO in 2019. We should all realise how we are being cheated.

The GO 354 has given us the provision to review periodically once in five years to rationalize the number of posts and our pay structure. The last review was done in 2012 and ensured time bound pay. The next review should have been done in 2017. We have been demanding this for the past ten years but it is not happening. We had gone for a historical indefinite strike and lost our great leader LN in the battle. Officials are purposely denying it.

We should realise that restructuring is a process that should happen rationally by reviewing GO 354. Officials are trying to do it according to their whims and fancies. As a first step they have identified around 500 JR posts as excess and in the process of surrendering to Finance dept to start PG programs in new Medical Colleges. Next they are ready to do it at the level of Assistant, Associates and Professors. We should not allow it to happen. We are already affected because of the low salary and delayed promotions. This restructuring will complicate those further and end up in a severe crisis. Let us be united and gear up to fight against this inhuman Exploitation

SDPGA 🔖

09/11/2025

*🛡️9.11.25🛡️*

மாண்புமிகு தமிழ்நாடு முதலமைச்சர் அவர்கள் கடந்த ஜூன் மாதத்தில் வேலூர் மாநகரத்தில் அரசு பென்ட்லேண்ட் மருத்துவமனை வளாகத்தில் உயர் சிறப்பு சிகிச்சை மருத்துவமனையை திறந்து வைத்தார். வேலூர் மற்றும் அதனை சுற்றியுள்ள மாவட்ட மக்களுக்கு நலம் பெற இந்த உயரிய சேவை அளிக்க அரசு மருத்துவர்கள் ஆர்வமாக உள்ள நிலையில் இது நாள் வரை அந்த மருத்துவமனைக்கான மருத்துவர்கள், செவிலியர்கள், பணியாளர்கள் ஒருவர் கூட பணி நியமனம் செய்யப்படவில்லை என்பது மிகவும் கவலை அளிக்கிறது. மேலும் அடுக்கம்பாறையில் அமைந்துள்ள அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரியில் இருந்து மருத்துவர்களை இந்த மருத்துவமனையில் சேவை அளிக்க நிர்பந்தம் செய்யப்படுகிறார்கள். இதனால் மருத்துவர்களுக்கு கடுமையான பணி சுமை ஏற்படுகிறது. மற்றும் பொதுமக்களும் தரமான சேவை கிடைக்காமல் அவதிப்படுகின்றனர்.
இதற்கு அரசு மருத்துவர்கள் மற்றும் பட்ட மேற்படிப்பு மருத்துவர்கள் சங்கம் எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவிக்கிறது.

கீழ்கண்ட கோரிக்கைகளை சங்கம் முன் வைக்கிறது.
1. உயர் சிறப்பு சிகிச்சை மருத்துவர்கள், செவிலியர்கள், பணியாளர்கள் பணியிடங்களை உருவாக்க வேண்டும்.
2. அரசு பென்ட்லேண்ட் மருத்துவமனையில் ஏற்கனவே பணியில் இருக்கும் மருத்துவர்கள், செவிலியர்கள் மற்றும் பணியாளர்கள் அனைவரையும் அடுக்கம்பாறை மருத்துவக் கல்லூரியின் கீழ் கொணர்ந்து உயர் சிறப்பு மருத்துவனையில் சேவைகள் அளிக்க ஆவண செய்ய வேண்டும்.

மாண்புமிகு தமிழ்நாடு முதலமைச்சர் அவர்கள் உடனடியாக இந்த விவகாரத்தில் தலையிட்டு மேற்கூறிய கோரிக்கைகளை நிறைவேற்ற வேண்டும்.

SDPGA 🔖

08/11/2025

Good morning everyone
Requesting everyone to take part in this State EC meeting. So far we have been demanding decent pay and working conditions. Now We are facing a severe crisis in the form of uncertainty of our posts, overburden of work, insecurity to life etc which pushes our govt drs to the dark age. Important decisions to be taken. Not only to safeguard the govt drs but also the profession. The species that resist will survive. It's a do or die position. It's time to rise.

05/11/2025

*SERVICE DOCTORS AND POSTGRADUATE ASSOCIATION (SDPGA)*

Date: 05.11.2025

To
The Principal Secretary
Health and Family Welfare Department
Government of Tamil Nadu
Fort St. George,
Chennai – 600 009.

Sir,

Sub: Request to conduct transfer counselling after completion of Assistant to Associate Professor promotion counselling and creation of new Assistant Professor posts – Regarding.

Ref:
1. Ref. No. 100579/E3/1/2025-1, O/o DMER, dated 04.11.2025

2. Ref. No. 100579/E3/1/2025-2, O/o DMER, dated 04.11.2025

As per the above references, postgraduate courses are being started in 13 new medical colleges and hence instructed the Junior Residents of General Medicine, Paediatrics, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Anaesthesia, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and the doctors of Radiation Oncology and Surgical Oncology departments to attend the transfer counselling compulsorily.

In several institutions, it has been observed that CML seniors are currently occupying Junior Resident posts, while CML juniors have been posted as Senior Residents or Assistant Professors.

To ensure fairness and appropriate cadre restructuring, all members may kindly be instructed to attend the transfer counselling, with CML seniors allowed first preference. This counselling process essentially serves as a restructuring exercise in these 13 colleges; therefore, priority should be accorded based on CML seniority.

Alternatively, Deans of institutions may kindly be instructed to accommodate CML seniors in SR/AP posts at the institutional level, thereby enabling CML juniors to participate in counselling accordingly.

Moreover, since new Assistant Professor posts are being created for departments initiated under the new Postgraduate (PG) programmes, a few Junior Residents may have the opportunity to occupy these new posts in the same station.

Hence, we, the SDPGA demands that the transfer counselling be conducted only after:

1. Completion of Assistant Professor to Associate Professor (2024-25 panel) promotion counselling, and

2. Creation of new Assistant Professor posts for the PG starting departments.

This sequence will ensure an equitable, transparent, and orderly process benefiting all faculty members across cadres.

Thanking you,

President / Secretary
Service Doctors and Postgraduate Association (SDPGA)

Copy to:
The Director of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Chennai – 10.