Reconsider order to withdraw in-service reservation for PG seats
CHENNAI: After the State government passed an order to withdraw in-service reservation in post graduate seats of certain specialities in Tamil Nadu, the government doctor’s associations have demanded the reconsideration of the order calling it unfair towards the candidates.
Doctors said that the State Health Department’s decision to keep the service reservation of PG seats for specialities other than general medicine, general surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, orthopaedics, anaesthesiology, chest medicine, radiology, community medicine and forensic medicine, in abeyance for a year, was unacceptable.
Dr GR Ravindranath, head of the Doctor’s Association for Social Equality, stated that the government sector needed more specialist doctors, and many have been serving in GHs and medical colleges after pursuing PG courses.
“The government has now restricted them from pursuing PG education in certain specialties, citing that there were already enough specialists in those areas. The order will lead to a shortage of specialists in GHs and medical colleges, and will impact the public health sector,” he said.
Ravindranath also urged the government to create new job opportunities. “Many young doctors have been deprived of jobs due to lack of vacancies, and now, they are being denied the opportunity to pursue higher education of their choice. This is not the right approach. We demand the withdrawal of the GO immediately,” he stated.
The association has already cited that the State government should appoint medical professors in government medical colleges based on the number of students and patients. “The implementation of the order should be done in a phased manner, considering the availability of specialists and availability of the seats. The government should reconsider the order,” he averred.
The govt should appoint professors in government medical colleges based on the number of students and patients