RESIDENT DOCTORS ASSOCIATION

TAMIL NADU

DATE- 17/5/2021

TO
THE CHIEF MINISTER
TAMIL NADU

SUBJECT – REQUEST REGARDING INCREASE IN STIPEND FOR NON SERVICE POST

GRADUATES – MD/MS/MCH/DM

RESPECTED SIR,
WE POST GRADUATE RESIDENTS OF TAMIL NADU ARE REQUESTING TAMIL
NADU GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER THE HIKE IN STIPEND FOR ALL NON SERVICE POST
GRADUATES.
PLEASE CONSIDER THE REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS,
1) WE NON SERVICE POST GRADUTAES ARE WORKING 365 DAYS AND NOT
AVAILING ANY LEAVE DUE TO THE INCREASED CASE LOAD (EVEN WITHOUT
CONSIDERING THE CURRENT PANDEMIC SITUATION).
THOUGH ACCORDING TO THE TN MGR UNIVERSITY NORMS A PG CAN AVAIL 52
DAYS OF WEEKLY OFF AND VACATION FOR 23 DAYS, i.e 290 WORKING DAYS PER
YEAR.
90% ATTENDANCE OUT OFF 290 WORKING DAYS IS REQUIRED TO APPEAR IN
EXAMS.
NOW IT IS CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT ALL POST GRADUATES IN TAMIL NADU
ARE OVER WORKING AND UNDER PAYED.

2) WE ARE WORKING FOR MORE THAN 100 HOURS A WEEK, BY DOING SO WE

ARE AVAILABLE TO MANAGE EMERGENCY AND ELECTIVE CASES 24 HOURS A
DAY WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR ALL PATIENTS.
IDEALLY A POST GRADUATE NEED NOT WORK FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS/WEEK
AND MORE THAN 12 HOURS/DAY ACCORDING TO THE ORDER BY THE MINISTRY
OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.

3) MOST OF THE STUDENTS OF GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGES COME FROM

LOW INCOME AND MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES AND IT IS VERY PATHETIC TO BE
STILL DEPENDENT ON THE PARENTS FINANCIALLY AFTER THE AGE OF 25 - 28
YEARS FOR MD/MS STUDENTS AND 29-32 FOR SUPER SPECIALITY STUDENTS.
 FINANCIAL INSECURITY HAS BEEN THE REASON FOR DEPRESSION FOR MANY
POST GRADUATES IN TAMIL NADU AT RECENT TIMES.

4) NONE OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGES IN TAMIL NADU ARE HAVING A COUPLE

FRIENDLY HOSTEL, THEREBY FORCING THE MARRIED STUDENTS TO RENT
HOMES OUTSIDE THE CAMPUSES WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL BURDEN.
WITH A MEAGRE AMOUNT OF STIPEND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE
FAMILIES.
5) THE STIPEND BEING PAID TO OUR STUDENTS IS NOT AT ALL COMPARABLE
TO ANY OTHER STATE GOVERNMENT OR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MEDICAL
COLLEGES. RECENTLY, OTHER STATES LIKE KARNATAKA, RAJASTHAN, ANDHRA
PRADESH, MAHARASHTRA, GUJARAT AND WEST BENGAL HAVE INCREASED THE
STIPEND, ACKNOWLEDGING THE SERVICE OF DOCTORS.
IT’S WORRISOME TO THINK THAT POST GRADUATES IN TAMIL NADU ARE
GETTING THE LEAST STIPEND IN WHOLE OF INDIA.

WE ARE MENTALLY STRESSED AND PHYSICALLY FATIGUED BECAUSE OF THE

WORKLOAD DURING THE POST GRADUATE PERIOD, ADDITIONALLY THE
PANDEMIC AT THE RECENT TIMES.
STIPEND AMOUNT OF AVERAGE 39000 INR FOR MD/MS POST GRADUATES AND
45000 FOR SUPER SPECIALITY POST GRADUATES IS ADDING TO THE STRESS.

Sr. State M.D. / M.S. D.M. / M.Ch.

I II III I II III
1. Andhra Pradesh 44,075 46,524 48,973 48,973 51,422 53,899
2. Assam 48,000 49,500 51,000 54,000 55,500 57,000
3. Bihar 50,000 55,000 60,500 50,000 55,000 60,500
4. Chhattisgarh 53,550 56,700 59,220 65,000 70,000 75,000
5. Goa 60,000 60,000 60,000 90,989 93,677 96,499
6. Gujrat 84,000 85,400 87,500 87,000 88,000 90,000
7. Haryana 90,000 92,000 95,000
(Chandigarh)
8. Himachal Pradesh 35,000 40,000 45,000 55,000 57,500 60,000
9. Jharkhand 81,069 83,398 85,727
10. Karnataka 45,000 50,000 55,000 60,000 65,000 70,000
11. Kerala 53,000 54,000 55,000 63,000 65,000 67,000
12. Madhya Pradesh 55,000 57,000 59,000 55,000 57,000 59,000
13. Maharashtra 64,551 65,112 65,673 67,881 69,564 71,247
14. Manipur 95,021 97,709 1,00,531
15. Orissa 51,522 54,036 56,549 57,805 59,690 61,575
16. Punjab (Chandigarh) 55,440 55,440 55,440

17. Rajasthan 50,250 53,500 55,600 63,000 66,000 68,000

18. Tamilnadu 37,000 39,500 42,000 42,000 45,500 47,000
19. Uttar Pradesh 79,064 81,151 83,883 87,153 89,605 92,178
20. West Bengal 43,758 47,124 50,409 53,856 57,222 60,588
21. Delhi 79,144 81,287 83,496 89,634 98,714 1,04,990
22. Telangana 44,075 46,524 48,973 49,000 51,000 53,000
 AVERAGE STIPEND FOR MD/MS

UTTAR PRADESH

81.4 K
BIHAR

55.1 K

85K

KARNATAKA ANDRA PRADESH

50 K 46.5 K

39K
 AVERAGE STIPEND FOR DM/MCH

88K

45.6K
 THE ABOVE TABLES AND FIGURES CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THE HUGE
DIFFERENCE THAT EXISTS IN STIPEND FOR THE MOST HARD-WORKING
RESIDENT DOCTORS OF OUR STATE.

CONSIDERING THE CURRENT SCENARIO, STIPEND PAID TO DOCTORS OF TAMIL

NADU IS INSUFFICIENT & LESSER COMPARED TO OTHER STATES IN INDIA. THE
STIPEND RELATED ISSUES ARE TIME AND AGAIN HAUNTING THE RESIDENT
DOCTORS. WE HEREBY REQUEST YOU TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO IT AND LET
THE COVID WARRIORS DO THEIR JOB WITHOUT ANY THOUGHT OF STIPEND
ISSUE IN THEIR MINDS.

WE NEED RECOGNITION OF THE HARD WORK DONE BY US IN SERVING THE

COMMUNITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR KIND CONSIDERATION OF OUR
MEANINGFUL REQUEST FOR INCREASING OUR STIPEND.

WE REQUEST YOU TO INCREASE THE STIPEND OF

• CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS AND HOURS OF

WORK, WE ARE EXPECTING A STIPEND HIKE OF AT LEAST ₹70,000,
₹75,000, AND ₹80,000/MONTH YEAR- WISE FOR NON SERVICE MD/MS
POST GRADUATES.
• NON-SERVICE DM/MCH PGS TO AT LEAST ₹80,000, ₹85,000, AND
₹90000/MONTH YEAR-WISE.

THIS LETTER REPRESENTS THE VOICES OF ALL THE POSTGRADUATE AND

SUPER-SPECIALTY DOCTORS OF ALL THE MEDICAL COLLEGES ACROSS TAMIL
NADU. WE HUMBLY REQUEST YOU, TO KINDLY CONSIDER OUR REQUEST AND
ACCEPT OUR DEMAND FOR STIPEND HIKE. HOPING YOUR EARLY ACTION IN
THE ISSUE AND HELP US IN LEADING A LIFE WITH ECONOMIC DIGNITY.

THANKING YOU.

YOURS SINCERELY,
RESIDENT DOCTORS ASSOCIATION
TAMIL NADU