Doctors’ body urges Tamil Nadu government to fulfil long-pending demands
The Legal Coordination Committee for Government Doctors in Tamil Nadu has called on the state government to address long-standing demands related to pay and staffing. They highlighted issues such as salary disparities and the need for regularization of contract employees. The committee also emphasized the importance of providing support to the family of a deceased doctor who served during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ▪The LCC urged the Tamil Nadu government to fulfill demands regarding pay revision and staff shortages.
- ▪Doctors in Tamil Nadu are reportedly earning less than their counterparts in other states despite the state's healthcare achievements.
- ▪The committee requested the regularization of 400 dental surgeons working on contract for over 15 years.
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The Legal Coordination Committee for Government Doctors (LCC) has urged the Tamil Nadu government to address a series of long-pending demands concerning pay revision, staff shortages, regularisation of contractual employees and welfare measures for doctors serving in the public healthcare system.In a representation addressed to the Health Minister, the committee congratulated the newly assumed government and urged it to prioritise the demands of government doctors, including implementation of pay band four after 12 years of service as per Government Order 354.
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