Directorate of Medical Education
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Association structureRepresenting teaching faculties, senior residents, postgraduates, and super-specialists across 36+ Government Medical Colleges.
Representing Civil Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, and specialists providing round-the-clock emergency, maternal, and surgical care.
Representing Medical Officers in Primary Health Centres and block epidemiologists who form the frontline of rural health.
SDPGA works for fair pay, transparent service rules, workplace safety, and the welfare of government doctors.
Read the constitution and historyLandmark Government Order implementing Pay Band 4 (time-bound pay structure at 8, 15, 17, and 20 years) for Tamil Nadu civil assistant surgeons and specialists.
Cadre modalities, eligible service parameters, and implementation procedures for government medical officer promotions under DACP.
Tamil Nadu established India's premier public healthcare model, powered by dedicated government doctors and state medical colleges. SDPGA firmly opposes centralized examination policies that disadvantage government school students, jeopardize in-service quotas, and overlook the healthcare realities of our state.
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