CMAI MEDICAL STUDENTS RETREAT

The Principal/Adminsitrator
Tirunelveli Medical College
Tirunelveli - 627001
Tamil Nadu


Dear Sir/Madam,



Sub.: Christian medical students program



Greetings from Christian Medical Association of India.



It is my privilege to introduce myself from the Student Nurture Wing of CMAI. CMAI is a healthcare association/network and a national NGO of 330 Healthcare Institutions and over 9000 Health Professionals working towards ‘building a just and healthy society’.



We are conducting a programme for Christian Medical Students of government medical colleges of the four southern states of India. This is to help them be technically competent, spiritually vibrant and socially relevant even as they face increasing challenges each day.



It is my pleasure to invite the Christian students of your esteemed institution to participate in this program, 'CMAI Medical Students Retreat (South Zone)', to be held from April 25-27, 2008 at Quiet Corner, Mavanahalla, Nilgiri Dist., Tamil Nadu. I would request you to kindly display the attached information of the programme on the Student’s Notice Board in your institution for their perusal.



I seek your kind support and cooperation in this endeavour.



Thanking you,



Yours truly,

Sumesh Jacob

Youth Chaplain

Student Nurture Wing

CMAI
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CMAI

MEDICAL STUDENTS RETREAT

(South Zone)

Dates

April 25-27, 2008

Venue

Quiet Corner

Mavanahalla, Masinagudi Post

Nilgiri Dist., Tamil Nadu

Theme

‘Let not your heart be troubled

– a call to positive living’

Resource Persons

Rev. Chris Gnanakan, SAIACS

Dr. Stanley Macaden, BBH

Dr. Shobha Yohan, CMAI

Ps. Albert PJ, Abhayam

Organised by

CHRISTIAN MEDICAL

ASSOCIATION OF INDIA

Student Nurture Wing

Chaplains Section

How To Reach The Venue?

From Coimbatore: Get to Ooty. From Ooty bus-stand take a bus going to Masinagudi via Sigur Ghats. Get off at Mavanahalla which is one stop before Masinagudi.

From Bangalore: Take the bus going to Gudalur. Get off at Theppakadu. From there take local transport (jeep/bus) to Mavanahalla.

From Trichur: Take a bus and reach Theppakadu (near Gudalur). From there take local transport (jeep/bus) to Mavanahalla.

Things To Note

* Please inform us (Sumesh Jacob) by phone or email before April 20th, 2008 of your coming
* Make your own travel arrangements
* We expect the participants to have good health and look after their own health needs
* Do not bring any valuables with you



Contact

Sumesh Jacob: mobile – 09968008483;

email – sumeshjacob@gmail.com

Retreat Venue: phone – 0423-2526316 or Mr. Kishore mobile (‘Quiet Corner’) – 09442082630

Dear Friends,

‘Retreat’! What a word to use. Doesn’t it mean to move back?! To run away?! To escape?! Yes, it does. But this ‘retreat’ is of a different kind. It is to move back, run away, escape from your everyday schedule of life into the presence of God. It’s not an escape from reality nor from being yourself. It’s a turning towards the greatest Reality and in turn finding more of yourself.

The Student Nurture Wing of CMAI wants to help you do exactly that and so I invite you to our South Zone Medical Students Retreat. Take this opportunity to have a different and special experience. I encourage you to come and to bring other friends along. I assure you, we’ll have a good time together.

Looking forward to meeting you all there,

Sumesh Jacob, Youth Chaplain, CMAI



Who Can Participate?

1st and 2nd year MBBS Christian students. Those beginning 3rd year studies are also welcome.

How Long Will It Be?

Arrival: Registration for the Retreat is from 4 - 5 pm. on April 25th; please plan to arrive within this time.

Departure: The Retreat finishes with lunch at 1 pm. on April 27th.

What’s Going To Happen?

* Meet other medical students
* Friendships, fun and games
* Singing and music
* Bible studies, prayer and devotion
* Sessions related to medicine
* Sessions on youth issues and challenges
* Talent night
* Sharing, interaction and fellowship



How Much Will It Cost?

Registration Fee: Rs. 100/- (to be paid at the Retreat venue).

Travel: Total one-way travel expense of train (2nd Sleeper fare) and/or bus (semi-deluxe non-AC) will be reimbursed. Both way travel expense can be reimbursed to those needing this assistance.

CMAI Student Membership: At the end of the Retreat, you have the option to become a Student Member of CMAI for Rs. 50/- (for your entire course duration)

What To Bring Along?

* Bible
* Torch
* Notebook
* Personal care necessities
* Mosquito repellent cream
* Handy musical instrument
* Cultural/Ethnic dress/outfit

CENTRAL GOVT HEALTH SERVICES COMPARISION OF PAY SCALES WITH OUR STATE

Tamil Nadu ( No Time bound promotion)	Tamil Nadu Scale	Central Government	CGHS Scale
		DGHS	26000
		Head of Institution	22400-24500
		SAG	18400-22400
Director	16400-450-20000
Addl Director	15000-400-18600
Joint Director	14300-400-18300	Professor (6 years time bound)	14300-18300
Deputy Director / Senior Civil Surgeon	12000-375-16500	Associate Professor (2 years time bound) / CMO (after 6 years time bound)	12000-16500
Civil Surgeon	10000-325-15200	Assistant Professor / SMO (after 4 years time bound)	10000-15200
Senior Assistant Surgeon (not time bound)	9100-275-14050
Assistant Surgeon	8000-275-13500	Medical Officer	8000-13500

ANDHRAPRADESH-GOVT DOCTORS TO GET EQUAL PAY WITH CGHS- HINDU NEWS-09-04-2008

Doctors launch hunger strike

Chittoor: Doctors working in government headquarters hospital undertook relay hunger strike here on Tuesday according to the AP Doctors Association. The call was given in protest against the government’s indifferent attitude in solving their pending problemsFurther they demanded filing up the vacant posts of doctors in the hospitals.. –Correspondent

Surgeries stopped

Demanding implementation of the Central government health scales to non-teaching doctors, doctors at Government General Hospital stopped performing general surgeries and family planning operations on Saturday. President of the Andhra Pradesh Government Doctors Association N.B. Lal, in a statement here, said that it was as part of the State-wide agitation launched by the association demanding the scales.

Striking government doctors meet YSR

HYDERABAD: Striking government doctors on Saturday met Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in connection with their demands.

Dr. Reddy did not give any categorical assurance to the doctors. A doctor’s delegation submitted a memorandum seeking solution to their problems, including payment of the Central Government Health Scheme pay scales. Dr. Reddy reportedly told the delegation that a meeting with the three Ministers handling health, medical and other related affairs would be convened to discuss the issues raised by them.

The Chief Minister is said to have advised the agitating doctors to discuss among themselves the issues before their meeting with the Ministers. A representative of the delegation said that they would convey the message to striking doctors, who launched a relay hunger strike about the proposed meeting on Tuesday.

Panel to go into payscales of doctors

The State administration has decided to constitute a committee to go into the demand of government doctors for higher payscales on par with Central government doctors. –

Govt doctors to stage dharna on April 17 by Indian Express 07-04-2008

Govt doctors to stage dharna on April 17
Monday April 7 2008 11:48 IST

MADURAI: The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors� Association has planned to conduct a one-hour dharna in all district headquarters hospitals and medical college hospitals on April 17 demanding quick rectification of anomalies in pay and promotion among government doctors.

Talking to journalists here on Sunday, K Senthil, State secretary of the association, said there would be a oneday token fasting at all district headquarters on April 22. He said the government had not taken any action on various demands of doctors. Tamil Nadu Health Minister had agreed to find a solution to the problems but there was no progress, he said.

The doctors said it was imperative to correct the problems to streamline the system as the Sixth Pay Commission was due at any time.

The New Indian Express News -TN Govt doctors to go on hunger strike on April 4

TN Govt doctors to go on hunger strike on April 4
Wednesday April 2 2008 00:13 IST

J SHANMUGHA SUNDARAM

VELLORE: Seeking the intervention of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to constitute a special committee to study the widespread ‘disparities in pay scale, promotion and allowance’ for clinical and non-clinical faculties of government health sector in the state, members of Tamil Nadu Government Doctors’ Association (TNGDA) will go on a hunger strike on April 4 on the premises of Madras Medical College (MMC), Chennai.

“The objective of the protest is to seek the attention of the CM against the anomalies of pay scale for the government doctors in primary health centres (PHC), taluk hospitals, government hospitals, medical colleges and other hospitals in the state,” said state secretary of the association, Dr K Senthil.

“We have decided to go on a hunger strike after our initiatives to represent our grievances to the Chief Minister have been turned down. Around 2,000 members of state and district level office bearers will take part in the protest,” said state treasurer, TNGDA, Dr K Jeyakumar.

According to the norms of the Medical Council of India, there is a time stipulation for promotion. It is followed in several states, including the neighbouring, said another member of the association.

The basic salary for the assistant surgeon (freshers) in the field is Rs 11,715 and Rs 14,050 in AP and Karnataka respectively, whereas the freshers in the state get Rs 8,000, said a member of the association.

The Hindu News october 24 2007- National Family Health Survey -Tamil Nadu Performance

Tamil Nadu removed from list of HIV high prevalence States Ramya Kannan

NFHS has put the prevalence rate in Tamil Nadu at 0.375 per cent

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Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births has dropped from 68 during the first NFHS to 31

90 per cent of all deliveries in the State are conducted in institutions

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CHENNAI: Apart from indicating overall performance in development indicators for the State, the latest round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) has also yanked Tamil Nadu off the list of HIV high prevalence States in India.

While reporting lower HIV prevalence rates overall, the NFHS has also put the prevalence rate in Tamil Nadu at 0.375 per cent, much lower than the National AIDS Control Organisation standard to qualify as a high prevalence State (over 1 per cent among ante natal women).

This takes Tamil Nadu off its long-held position as one of the six high prevalence States with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Nagaland.

Awareness

Simultaneously, it has also indicated greater awareness about HIV/AIDS among the 15- 49 years age group. While the figure is 98 per cent for men, the corresponding statistic for women is 94 per cent, a far cry from the abysmal 23 per cent recorded during the first NFHS in 1992-93. Expectedly urban areas show better awareness than rural centres.

Among other good news for Tamil Nadu is lower infant mortality (IMR) and total fertility rates. IMR, or the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births, has dropped from 68 during the first NFHS to 31 in the current survey. This is a further climb down from the NFHS-2 (1998-99) statistic of 48 per 1000 live births. The IMR has reached an all-time low of 23 in urban areas.

Experts point to the link between low IMR and an increase in institutional deliveries. According to NFHS-3, 90 per cent of all deliveries in Tamil Nadu are conducted in institutions. While the percentage of institutional deliveries has always been in the nineties range, in urban centres, it has climbed to the highest ever at 95 per cent. Significantly, in the rural areas as well, 87 per cent of deliveries are conducted in institutions. Good coverage of ante natal care too has been recorded.

Fertility rate

The total fertility rate has dropped to 1.8 and contraceptive use has gone up to 61 per cent among married women. The surprise component is that use of contraceptives is higher in rural areas (62 per cent) as against the urban centres (61 per cent).

The trends in vaccination coverage, however, provide the sobering effect, emerging as areas of concern. According to NFHS-3, the overall coverage of children between 12 and 23 months (those who have received all recommended vaccines), has dropped from 89 per cent during NFHS-2 to 81 per cent. In urban areas, it has dropped from 97 per cent (NFHS-2) to 78 per cent (NFHS-3) and once again, the rural areas have performed better, dropping only one percentage point to stop at 84 per cent coverage.

Again, while the percentage of underweight and stunted children has gone down to 33 per cent and 25 per cent respectively, the corresponding figure for children too thin for height has climbed up to 22 per cent from 20 per cent, indicating that intervention in this area has to be stepped up.

6,344 households interviewed

The NFHS provides information on population, health and nutrition in India and in each of its 28 States and one capital territory (Delhi).

It is based on a sample of households, which is representative at the national and State levels. In Tamil Nadu, over 6,344 households were interviewed, 5919 of the interviewees being women. Fieldwork for Tamil Nadu was conducted form April to July 2006 by the Gandhigram Institute of Rural Health and Family Welfare Trust, Tamil Nadu.

Sixth pay commission truths

Contrary to most of our expectations 6th pay commission is not going to give us pay hike. Apart from the inflation and reduction in money value,even in simple arithmetics you would get your pay reduced if 6th pay commission report is implemented. See how even in simple calculations.

Existing Pay scales given with referance to 6th pay commission

S-1*	2550-55-2660-60-3200
S-2*	2610-60-3150-65-3540
S-2A*	2610-60-2910-65-3300-70-4000
S-3*	2650-65-3300-70-4000
S-4	2750-70-3800-75-4400
S-5	3050-75-3950-80-4590
S-6	3200-85-4900
S-7	4000-100-6000
S-8	4500-125-7000
S-9	5000-150-8000
S-10	5500-175-9000
S-11	6500-200-6900
S-12	6500-200-10500
S-13	7450-225-11500
S-14	7500-250-1200
S-15	8000-275-13500
S-16	9000
S-17	9000-275-9550
S-18	10325-325-10975
S-19	10000-325-15200
S-20	10650-325-15850
S-21	12000-375-16500
S-22	12750-375-16500
S-23	12000-375-1800
S-24	14300-400-18300
S-25	15100-400-18300
S-26	16400-450-20000
S-27	16400-450-20900
S-28	14300-450-22400
S-29	18400-500-22400
S-30	22400-525-24500
S-31	22400-600-26000
S-32	24050-650-26000

Increment for each scale in fifth pay commission- existing

basic pay்	increment	% of hike்
3200	85	2.66
4000	100	2.50
4500	125	2.78
5000	150	3.00
5500	175	3.18
6500	200	3.08
6500	200	3.08
7450	225	3.02
7500	250	3.33
8000	275	3.44
9000	275	3.06
10325	325	3.15
10000	325	3.25
10650	325	3.05
12000	375	3.13
12750	375	2.94
12000	375	3.13
14300	400	2.80
15100	400	2.65
16400	450	2.74
16400	450	2.74
14300	450	3.15
18400	500	2.72
22400	525	2.34
22400	600	2.68
24050	650	2.70

Actual hike in total emoluments will be only 10 - 12 %. This increase will be nullified in 2-3 years, because of less rate of increment and the base year for calculating the DA has been changed from 1/1/1996 to 1/1/2001. in future also rate of increase in DA will be approximately half.Therefore, henceforth, rate of increase in salary will be reduced. and after 5 years your salary will be less, compare to without implementation of 6th CPC, because of

1. annual increment is less after revision ( only 2.5%)
2. Henceforth announcement of further DA will be approx. half since the base year for clculating the DA is changed from 1/1/1996 to 1/1/2001.

Please see the examples below about actual benefits, if we take into account the maximum pay in the existing scales.

As on 01.01.2006

Old Total Pay in old scale Revised Total Pay % Increase
Pay (Maximum in the Scale) As per 6th CPC
Scale (Basic+DP+DA 24%)

S-1 Rs. 5,952 Rs. 6,870 15.43 %
S-2 Rs. 6,584 Rs. 7,560 14.83 %
S-2A Rs. 7,440 Rs. 8,560 15.06 %
S-3 Rs. 7,440 Rs. 8,610 15.73 %
S-4 Rs. 8,184 Rs. 9,460 15.60 %
S-5 Rs. 8,537 Rs. 9,890 15.85 %
S-6 Rs. 9,114 Rs.10,530 15.54 %
S-7 Rs.11,160 Rs.12,840 15.06 %
S-8 Rs.13,020 Rs.14,980 15.06 %
S-9 Rs.14,880 Rs.18,120 21.78 %
S-10 Rs.16,740 Rs.19,860 18.64 %
S-11 Rs.12,834 Rs.16,210 26.31 %
S-12 Rs.19,530 Rs.22,470 15.06 %
S-13 Rs.21,390 Rs.24,610 15.06 %
S-14 Rs.22,320 Rs.25,680 15.06 %
S-15 Rs.25,110 Rs.28,890 15.06 %
New S Rs.25,110 Rs.28,890 15.06 %
S-16 Rs.16,740 Rs.21,390 27.78 %
S-17 Rs.17,763 Rs.22,200 24.98 %
S-18 Rs.20,414 Rs.25,200 23.45 %
S-19 Rs.28,272 Rs.32,550 15.14 %
S-20 Rs.29,481 Rs.34,080 15.60 %
S-21 Rs.30,690 Rs.35,310 15.06 %
S-22 Rs.30,690 Rs.36,210 17.99 %
S-23 Rs.33,480 Rs.38,920 16.25 %
S-24 Rs.34,038 Rs.39,450 15.90 %
S-25 Rs.34,038 Rs.40,150 17.96 %
S-26 Rs.37,200 Rs.43,200 16.13 %
S-27 Rs.38,874 Rs.44,770 15.17 %
S-28 Rs.41,664 Rs.57,990 39.19 %
S-29 Rs.41,664 Rs.57,990 39.19 %
S-30 Rs.45,570 Rs.65,090 42.84 %
S-31 Rs.48,360 Rs.71,270 47.38 %
S-32 Rs.48,360 Rs.71,270 47.38 %
S-33 Rs.48,360 Rs.80,000 65.43 %
S-34 Rs.55,800 Rs.90,000 61.29 %

Actual benefit is being given to JS and above (increase of 40 % to 65%, others are getting only 15%) only. Some other discrepancies are as under:

i) Increment of 2.5 % only, while presently most of the employees (except JS and above) are getting increment of 3% and above.
ii) Promotion/ACP benefits will be reduced to one increment only. Presently lower scales mostly get good jump on promotion.
iii) Initial pay should be fixed as per pay + DP + DA 24% i.e. old basic + 86% and not at 74%, as recommended by 6th CPC.
iv) DA should be paid @23% (47 - 24) w.e.f. 01.01.2008.
Please dont view 6th pay commission through media hype. This is the reality.