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A function planned in Madurai on October 7

CHENNAI : The Doctors' Association for Social Equality will organise a function in Madurai on October 7 where Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi will be felicitated, said G. R. Ravindranath, general secretary of the association, here on Friday.

Addressing presspersons, Dr. Ravindranath said the function was organised to thank the Government for its announcement of job permanency for temporary doctors and for its attempts to resolve other issues relating to the Health Department.

The day's event scheduled at Raja Muthiah Mandram in Madurai would begin with a social equality conference at 10 a.m. and Dr. Vasantha Kandasamy would inaugurate the programme.

M. Naganathan, Deputy Chairman, State Planning Commission, C. Mahendran, State Assistant Secretary, CPI, and N. Sethuraman, president of Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam were expected to participate in the programme.

In the evening on the same day, a felicitation programme would be organised in which Mr. Karunanidhi would release a souvenir.

M. Krishnaswamy, TNCC (I) president, S. Ramadoss, founder, PMK, K. Veeramani, Dravidar Kazhagam president, T. Pandian, State Secretary, CPI, and N. Varadharajan, State Secretary, CPI (M), would participate in the programme, Dr. Ravindranath added.

Staff Reporter

UP IN ARMS: Members of the Progressive Medicos and Scientists Forum protesting against "caste discrimination" at AIIMS in New Delhi on Thursday. Photo: Anu Pushkarna NEW DELHI: Demanding strict action based on the findings of the recently released Thorat Committee report on caste discrimination at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, senior faculty members, resident doctors and students of AIIMS and Maulana Azad Medical College held a dharna at Jantar Mantar in the Capital on Thursday under the banner of Progressive Medicos and Scientists Forum (PMSF).
Stern action demanded "We demand stern and efficacious action against individuals identified by the Thorat Committee, who have been involved in perpetuating caste-based discrimination at AIIMS. The committee has clearly highlighted the role of AIIMS director P. Venugopal in playing a pro-active role in the organisation of the anti-reservation agitation,'' said PMSF spokesperson Vikas Bajpai. "From the report of the committee, what was being referred to as allegations of caste discrimination till yesterday have now been documented as evidenced facts,'' he added.

The protestors are demanding that Dr. Venugopal be removed from the post of AIIMS Director with immediate effect in the larger public interest. "We also want the Government to redress the loss suffered by individual students, resident doctors and faculty members belonging to the reserved category due to acts of omission and commission of the Institute administration. Also, the recommendations made by the committee to resolve the caste discrimination on the campus should be given effect to,'' said a PMSF member.

DOCTORS’ ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL EQUALITY

[Regd. No. 322/2004]

# 41, Chavadi Street, Pallavaram, Chennai – 600 043 Tamil Nadu.

Phone: 044 – 2264 3561, 2264 2790, Fax: 044 – 2264 3562, Cell: 94441 83776, 9940664343

Email: daseindia@yahoo.com, dasetn@yahoo.com, daseindia@gmail.com, www.daseindia.org

Date: 20/09/2007

PRESS MEET

INVITATION

To

The News Editor,

Dear Sir,

On behalf of DASE a Press Meet will be held. Kindly send your reporter and publish our news.

Date : 21/09/2007 – Friday

Time : 11.00 A.M.

Venue : Chennai Press Club

S – 5, Government Estate, Anna Salai,

Chennai – 2.

Subject : Regarding Compulsory Rural Service for

Doctors.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

Dr. G.R. Ravindranath

General Secretary -DASE

On 16th September, in a live T.V interview, central health minister changed his stand and said there is no going back on rural service, and he is sure of bringing this service from March 2008, this will be applicable for all the Medicos completing their Internship by March 2008 i.e., the batch entered MBBS by 2002. Aimed at diluting the issue he stated that “only in Tamil nadu the students are protesting against this issue, all the students of other states are welcoming this compulsory rural service”. He repeatedly telling this & issuing statements in Tamil Nadu Medias.
When we contacted other states, we were shocked to know that they were totally unaware of this issue, which is controversial to our central health minister’s statement.
So, It is the need of the hour for all the medicos of 262 medical colleges of India to stand united & protest against this upcoming social injustice to us...

PLEASE DON’T DELAY TO JOIN HANDS WITH US

Our future plans:-

1. Forming a state level committee in your respective states with 2 representatives (1 CRRI, 1 final yr) from each medical college.

2. Make aware of this issue to all your students

3. Conducting simple protest involving all medicos of whole India in one day without harming their curriculum activities and not opposing their professors, departments and management of the college. Till central health minister changes his stand

4. to succeed in our struggle we have to make both public & politicians aware of the drawbacks of the issue & gaining their support. for that our struggle should be people friendly & in more democratic manner. So We should be extra cautious in not harming public by any means like paralyzing the system

5. Media’s support should be our prime objective & we should clearly explain them with a properly prepared press release notice containing “our agenda and drawbacks regarding this issue on both public & medicos ’’. i.e. Rural People are in no way benefited from this scheme, as it states because only for 4 months we’ll be posted in Primary Health Centre & rest of the 8 months in District hospital & Taluk hospital with 4 months each .So its made clear that Govt is trying to reduce Health Expenditure by paying only 8000 as stipend instead paying 18000+ allowances & reservation in PG seats by giving us permanent job recruiting through Public Service Commission Exams. The govt is also trying to pretend as if it is caring towards the public by posting whole of the Medicos to do service in rural PHC & gain their support for election vote by putting burden over our shoulders, Govt. is also clear that if we proteat against this scheme the people will blame only the medicos & force us to do compulsory rural service. so we shouldn’t become prey to the crucial movement of the Govt. & have to explain public clearly regarding “ hidden tricks ” of the govt , that the govt is already spending only 0.9% of GDP( Gross Domestic Product ) for HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE against 5% of GDP as recommended by WHO. 0.9% of GDP is very meagre than most of the underdeveloped countries.

6. when the national medias display our protest across the whole India in one day, it’ll produce a huge impact in favour of us.

Our contacts:-

M. Rajiv Final M.B.B.S, Trichy Medical College

Ph: 09940641217, 09789093153.

Varaprasath CRRI, Trichy Medical College

Ph: 09843633233, 09840920914

Prakash CRRI, Tanjore Medical College

Ph: 09944000757

Dinesh Final M.B.B.S, Madras Medical College

Ph: 09444820904

Kannan CRRI, Madurai Medical College

Ph: 09894276211

ATTENTION: So far we had contacted only with the medical colleges of Maharastra, Kerala, Delhi, Orissa and Andra Pradesh , one each and struggling to get contact of other colleges.

So please pass this message to all of your friends by forwarding this mail & Give scrap through ORKUT.COM and give us contacts of other states and also you contact them.

Watch our debate with central health minister in Star Vijay T.V of Tamil nadu on (21.10.2007) Sunday 9pm .the show is in Tamil so please kindly watch out with Tamil student ( if possible), so that you can very well see the stubborn stand of Central Health Minister on bringing this scheme by march 2008 with passing the bill in winter session of the parliament this November 2008.

Our time is short, He is sure of passing this bill on compulsory rural service in November (winter) parliament session. So please take it as a serious issue & act as soon as possible. And let us show our Medicos unity to them against this social injustice.

Thank you.

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Medical students give up demonstration





CHENNAI: The protesting members of the Tamil Nadu UG Medical Students and CRRI Struggle Committee have given up their demonstration in the light of an assurance from the Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss that the students’ demand would be considered.

The students had met Dr. Anbumani on September 8. Later, speaking to the media, he said the issue would be resolved after discussions with a high-level committee and State Ministers. The students had demanded permanent jobs with the government medical service, instead of the move to extend the course term to 6.5 years with a year’s compulsory service in rural areas.

In a press release, office bearers of the committee expressed the hope that a decision would be taken favouring their demands. — Special Correspondent

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Following our aggressive agitation and our state C.M’s extended support
on our genuine demands, we got a call from the central health ministry following human chain on September 7th evening, for a negotiation with central health minister on September 8th in Chennai.



The talk with the central health minister Dr.Anbumani Ramadass, started by 5`pm on September 8th and last until 7.30 pm. Where 45 representatives of 14 medical colleges attended in the T.B sanitorium at Chennai.

During the negotiation, we shared our problems on bringing this compulsory rural service. Central health minister considered our demands and assured that he will form a high level committee to form changes in the rural service i.e., bringing it with in 5 ½ yrs itself and without interrupting the permanent job. So, we decided to stop our protest in view of Union Health Minister’s assurance.

All students after finishing class demonstrated human chain in front of the G.H, all over Tamil Nadu.

After MBBS: TNPSC Dept Exams 2007 December