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Abstract Tamil Nadu Medical Service – Recruitment of Assistant Surgeons (Direct) on Zonal basis – Withdrawn – Orders Issued. HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT
G.O. (Ms) 348 Dated : 9-10-2000
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ORDER: The Government introduced Zonal System in the Government Order first read above to fulfil the avowed objective of the Government to provide adequate health care to the ailing public in remote areas and also to streamline the procedure for selection and appointment of Assistant Surgeons in a more rationale manner by the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. 2. The Government have also stipulated in the Government Order first read above, that the Assistant Surgeons selected and appointed on zonal basis should serve for a minimum period of 10 years in the respective zones opted by them. 3. Subsequently, in the Government Order second read above, the Government issued orders that the appointment to the post of Assistant Surgeon be made by the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine through Counselling. 4. The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has reported that in view of the rule position to serve in a particular zone for not less than 10 years, of which rural service should not be less than 5 years, the doctors are reluctant to work in zones which are not of their choice and continue to avoid postings in these zones, by resorting to various means despite orders of postings to deficient districts. This has resulted in the anomaly of doctors awaiting postings on one hand and shortage of doctors on the other hand, thus defeating the main objective of the Zonal system. The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has held the view that in the absence of Zonal System, the Department would be better placed to insist the doctors to work at least for shorter periods in deficient districts to tide over the crisis. In view of the practical difficulties in implementing the appointment of Assistant Surgeons in General line, on zonal basis, the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has suggested to the Government to consider the withdrawal of the Zonal system of posting the Assistant Surgeons in Primary Health Centres. 5. The Government have examined the suggestion of the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in detail and have decided that the zonal system may be dispensed with prospectively, subject to the condition that Assistant Surgeons posted in Primary Health Centres should necessarily serve in the particular Primary Health Centre, continuously for not less than five years. 6. The Government accordingly issue the following orders:
7. The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is directed to send suitable draft amendments to the existing Special Rules for Tamil Nadu Medical Service. (BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
L.K. TRIPATHY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT To The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine , Chennai-6. The Director of Medical and Rural Health Services , Chennai-6. The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai-2. The President, Tamil Nadu Assistant Surgeon’s Association, Chennai. Copy to: Senior Personal Assistant to Minister (Health and Electricity), Chennai-600 009. FORWARDED BY ORDER
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