Tamil Nadu Resident Doctors Association call for strike against delay in NEET PG Counselling 2021

Tamil Nadu Resident Doctors Association (TNRDA) has decided to suspend all services from December 11, 2021, including emergency services if not met with their demands.

Tamil Nadu Resident Doctors Association (TNRDA) has also joined the protest against the unprecedented delay in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test postgraduate (NEET PG) Counselling 2021 and decided to withdraw all services including emergency ones from December 11, 2021.

TNRDA has tweeted, "TNRDA calls upon Resident Doctors across the state to suspend All services from 11.12.2021 if we are not met with the following demands - 

1. To apply pressure on Union Government expedite NEET PG 2021 counseling. 

2. To conduct TN state Counselling for NEET PG before December 10, 2021.

3. To recruit additional workforce to all medical college hospitals to support overburdened PGs."

The official notification of TNRDA reads, "The government hospitals have been functioning without an entire batch of doctors -one-third of its work force since May 2021, with the remaining doctors working beyond their capacity to provide uninterrupted services to the patients. To mark our protest against the repeated delays & postponement of counselling and after detailed discussion with multiple Resident Doctors Association (RDA) representatives, TNRDA calls upon resident doctors across the state to suspend all services from December 11, if not met with the demands."

"We hereby urge Tamil Nadu government to support Tamil Nadu Resident Postgraduates and urge the Union Government & the Honorable Supreme Court of India to take note of the grievance of Resident Doctors & take necessary measures for expediting the NEET-PG 2021 Counselling as well as Admission process & to fast-track the court proceedings on an urgent basis, " the notification reads further.

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