Service Doctors and PostGraduates Association-SDPGA

29/01/2026

*மாண்புமிகு முதல்வர் அவர்களை கவனம் ஈர்க்கும் 48 மணி நேர தொடர் உண்ணாவிரத போராட்டம்*

*இடம்:* அரசு ஸ்டான்லி மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி

*நேரம்:* 28.01.26 காலை 9 மணியிலிருந்து 48 மணி நேரம்.

1.கலைஞர் வழங்கிய அரசாணை 354 ஐ மறு ஆய்வு செய்து அரசு மருத்துவர்களுக்கான திருத்தப்பட்ட ஊதியம் மற்றும் போதிய உயர் பதவிகளும், மருத்துவ பயனாளிகளின் எண்ணிக்கைக்கு ஏற்ப பணியிடங்கள் வழங்கவும்
2.293 அரசாணை மூலம் ஆரம்ப சுகாதார நிலைய மருத்துவர்களுக்கு 3000 ரூபாய் வழங்கவும்,
3.இருபது வருடங்கள் முடித்த மூத்த மருத்துவர்களுக்கு PG increments கொடுக்கவும்

வலியுறுத்தி மாண்புமிகு முதல்வர் அவர்களின் கவனத்தை ஈர்க்கும் விதமாக அரசு மருத்துவர்கள் கூட்டமைப்பு (FOGDA) நடத்தும் 48 மணி நேர தொடர் உண்ணாவிரத போராட்டம்.

அனைவரும் பங்கு பெற்று நமது கோரிக்கைகளை வெற்றி பெற அழைக்கின்றோம்

Yesterday Police prevented us from sitting for Token Fasting in Govt Stanley Medical College. Faculties and service PGs gathered and resisted against the police excess. Deputy Commissioner of police intervened and escalated the issue to the higher up. Now the government has asked us to come to the secretariat afternoon. We, the FOGDA is continuing the fasting. All of you assemble at stanley medical College and stay with us from 2 to 3pm. Thanking everyone of you for supporting us.

*28.1.26*
*_5pm update_*

FOGDA convenors were invited for talks with Government chaired by Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare dept at 2pm. Secretary informed us that they are waiting for the response from Finance dept and he would meet once again today. FOGDA decided the following:

1. To continue the 48 hrs token relay Fasting in Stanley hospital.

2. From 30.1.26 onwards Non cooperation movement to be started
* To boycott Biometric Attendance
*To boycott both online and offline official meetings
*To stop taking Theory, practical and clinical classes
*To exit from official WhatsApp groups

If any threat to our democratic mode of protest happens, FOGDA will go for fast unto death and advance the non cooperation movement

Further course of actions will be decided after token relay Fasting

26/01/2026

A request to Senthil K Tngda

26/01/2026

19/01/2026

🛡️*19.1.26*🛡️

Today We along with fogda constituents have presented the following demands in detail during the meeting chaired by Special Secretary, Finance dept and our Health Secretary.

* Pay structure compression through Review 354,
* Standalone pg increments after PB4 and
* PHC drs allowance

At the end of the meeting, they said the decision would be taken at the earliest after consulting with their HOD. Further course of actions will be updated soon.

*SDPGA🔖*

10/01/2026

Dear all

Kindly watch between 6 minutes to 11 minutes

DCF was prof Dr LN ‘s brain child
Idea of DCF came to Dr LN because of sudden untimely death of one young service doctor while he was about to start his career and as a result his parents were struggling to lead a normal life as that young doctor didn’t have pension
This incident disturbed Dr LN and after several discussions he proposed the idea of DCF by which all drs contributing500 rs monthly from their salary so that 1 crore can be paid if anyone dies while in service

We faced many obstacles and first it was proposed to give 50 lakhs and few tried to implement it so that Dr LN should not get any credit

But we long time associates with DrLN stood stubborn and with help of other like minded associations we achieved it and naming it as Dr LN DCF would be a fitting tribute to the great leader

By watching this video we are happy to know that discussion between mrs LN madam and Former DME has helped all government servants not only Drs

Dr muthukumaran
Cuddalore SDPGA
State Convenor
Fogdahttps://youtu.be/zF5pkAlT704?si=TARRxsuPcCMNWKTA

...

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.*