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Sunday, November 25, 2007

“Do not make service in rural areas compulsory”

“Do not make service in rural areas compulsory”
Says Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association

MADURAI: Increasing the duration of the M.B.B.S. course and introducing compulsory rural service in the pretext of improving rural health service is a gross exploitation of medical graduates, said K. Senthil, Secretary, Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA).

Supporting the agitating medical students and house surgeons in their cause, he said that introduction of the new system would be a retrograde step that would discourage cream of talents from pursuing medical education.

Poor remuneration

Citing poor remuneration in the field as one of the reasons which restrained students from taking up medical education, he said that the situation would worsen if the duration of the course was increased for compulsory rural service.

The TNGDA with its members working in rural areas had felt that such a move was uncalled for and had suggested certain motivational measures to promote rural service, he said.

Additional Marks

The Tamil Nadu Government had been granting one additional mark for one year of rural service to a maximum of 10 marks in the Tamil Nadu Post Graduate Entrance Examination, said Dr. Senthil and wanted the same to be followed in the All India Post Graduate Entrance Examination.

“The Government had conceded favourably to our request to grant two marks per year for those working in hilly terrains,” he said.

Extra remuneration could be paid to the medical professionals for working in remote and interior places, he suggested.

If at all Government wanted to make rural service compulsory citing the pitiable state of affairs in States like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh or in North Eastern States, State Governments could direct the respective State Medical Councils to register all medical graduates for a period of 10 years with one year compulsory rural service.

Registrations could be renewed on fulfilment of the condition, though TNGDA was not for compulsory rural posting, he said.

“Unwanted” step

The TNGDA also appealed to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to intervene and stop the “unwanted” step by the Union Health Ministry.



From http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/11/18/stories/2007111858570200.htm

4 comments:

  1. congrads for asctivating the web site
    kailai rajan

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  2. why only medical student of govt college work in village.I ask to ministers is only govt doctors r enjoying govt money in accessing education .wat about IIT &IIMS and other igovt institution .want to ASK COURT why med students only give bond to work in govt institution? why there is not same level of ground for med std &engg std. if u cannot give eduation shut down govt medical institution.

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  3. Dear doctors,
    the health care in India is not up to world standerd. example our TN Health services. Non of the hospital is 100% equiped- both man power and tools. but bdget is getting allotted and materials are geting purchased - what is going on in realioty. allmost 45 % goes as waste. there is no integration among systems like manpower, machneries and adminstration. emergency care is absolutely at the mercy of God only.Rural posting is already there in PHC service. Conditions of all the Govt medical college are better in clinical sources only- Staff wise - under staffed. Let them close all the medical colleges and all the Govt hospitals- ther will be a civil war in the nation. as usual all politicions are exploting the citizens including doctors.Govt can save more money if they can claose all Medical colleges and GHs.instead of blaming the citizens that they are not true citizens- adv. to work in TASMAC. 85 percentage of drs.never migrate out of India.Not like others.let them understand which project is a national collasel waste

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  4. Dear doctors,
    the health care in India is not up to world standerd. example our TN Health services. Non of the hospital is 100% equiped- both man power and tools. but budget is getting allotted and materials are geting purchased - what is going on in reality. allmost 45 % goes as waste -Low quality- 2 to 25 % cuts by admistration- minister to A.O.There is no integration among systems like manpower, machneries and adminstration(top to bottam). Emergency care in all Hospitals is absolutely at the mercy of God only. Rural posting is already there in PHC service. Conditions of all the Govt medical college are better in clinical sources only- Staff wise - under staffed. Let them close all the medical colleges and all the Govt hospitals- ther will be a civil war in the nation. as usual all politicions are exploting the citizens including doctors.Govt can save more money if they can claose all Medical colleges and GHs.instead of blaming the citizens that they are not true citizens- adv. to work in TASMAC. 85 percentage of drs.never migrate out of India.Not like others.let them understand which project is a national collasel waste....

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