Doctors' Association for Social Equality

Conduct of Special Qualifying Test


Tamil Nadu Medical Service - Assistant Surgeons appointment on temporary basis
Tamil Nadu Medical Service - Assistant Surgeons appointment on temporary basis - Regular appointment in Tamil Nadu Medical Service - Conduct of Special Qualifying Test - Orders - Issued

Health and Family Welfare (112) Department
GO (D) No: 1162
Dt: 07.10.2008 Purattasi 21 Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2039


1.G.O. (Ms) No 29, Health and Family Welfare Department, dated 27.01.2007
2.G.O. (Ms) No 83, Health and Family Welfare Department, dated 12.03.2007
3.G.O. (Ms) No 323, Health and Family Welfare Department, dated 07.09.2007
4.G.O. (Ms) No 215, Health and Family Welfare Department, dated 12.06.2007


ORDER:

1.In the G.O. first read above, orders were issued permitting the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine to fill up 475 Vacancies of Assistant Surgeons, temporarily in the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services and Directorate of Medical Education, through Employment Exchange in time scale of pay in relaxation of rule 10 (a) (i) of the General Rules for Tamil Nadu state and Sub-ordinate services.

2.Similarly in the GO second read above, the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine was permitted to recruit 100 Medical Officers for the Mobile Medical Units in the time scale pay through Employment Exchange. Further in the GO third read above, permission was accorded to the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine to fill up 260 posts of Medical Officers, temporarily in regular time scale of pay through Employment Exchange for 106 upgraded Primary Health Centers.

3.In the GO fourth read above, The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine was permitted to appoint non-service Post Graduate / Diploma holders in the existing vacancies under the Director of Medical and Rural Health services and Director of Medical Education through Employment Exchange in time scale pay in relaxation of rule 10 (a) (i) of the General Rules for Tamil Nadu state and Sub-ordinate services.

4.Earlier in GO (D) No. 1016, Health and Family Welfare Department dated 28.08.2007, orders were issued for conduct of Special Qualifying Test by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission for regularizing the service of 1535 Assistant Surgeons who were appointment temporarily during 2004 and 2005 in relaxation of rule 10 (a) (i) of General Rules for Tamil Nadu state and Sub-ordinate services.


5.Similarly the Government have now decided to regularize the services of the Medical Officers who were recruited temporarily, by conducting of Special Qualifying Examination by the TNPSC. Accordingly, the TNPSC is directed to conduct a Special Qualifying Examination for the temporary Assistant Surgeons mentioned in paras 1-3 above, who are in service as on the date of issue of order so as to absorb them as Assistant Surgeons in the Tamil Nadu Medical Service. The Government also direct that seniority shall be fixed by the merit list drawn by the TNPSC in the Special Qualifying Examination to be conducted by the TNPSC under rule 35 (a) of the General Rules for Tamil Nadu State and Sub-ordinate Services.

6.The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is directed to instruct all the temporary Assistant Surgeons to appear for the Special Qualifying Examination proposed to be conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission for regularizing their services. The individuals who do not pass in the Special Qualifying Examination proposed to be held shall be ousted from service without assigning any reason therefore.

7.The Secretary, TNPSC is requested to conduct the Special Qualifying Examination to regularize the services of the Assistant Surgeons who were appointed temporarily in Tamil Nadu Medical Service in relaxation of Rule 10 (a) (i) of the General Rules for Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate services by following the procedure in G.O. (D) No. 1016, Health and Family welfare department, dated 25.08.07 and send the list of selected candidates to the Director of Public Health and Prevention Medicine for Pursuing further action.


(By Order of the Governor)

VK Subburaj
Principal Secretary to Governer