Hyderabad: The Telangana Government Doctors Association (TGGDA) raised a strong protest against the non-implementation of special allowances for teaching doctors in remote medical colleges.
President of TGGDA, Dr B Narahari, and Secretary General Dr Lalu Prasad Rathod have raised key concerns.
The cabinet sub-committee had agreed to refer the demand for special allowances for teaching doctors in remote areas to the Pay Revision Commission (PRC). However, the TGGDA highlighted a critical failure to implement this commitment on the ground.
Key concerns raised by TGGDA include:
1. Restriction to 5 colleges: TGGDA stated that government documents clearly list 10 new medical colleges, yet the special allowances are currently being restricted to only 5 colleges.
2. Failure to implement written commitment: The association pointed out that the Cabinet Sub-Committee had given a written commitment to extend allowances to all remote new colleges, but this is not being honoured in practice.
3. Demand for parity: TGGDA strongly demanded that the allowances should not be limited to tribal institutions alone, but must be extended to all newly established medical colleges without any discrimination, ensuring ‘justice, parity and dignity for government doctors across Telangana.’
The association called for immediate corrective action to rectify the situation.
Major demands approved/under consideration
The sub-committee resolved favourably on several key demands, signalling a commitment to employee welfare:
1. Employees’ Health Card Scheme: The chief secretary has been directed to finalise modalities for the scheme’s implementation at the earliest, with a stakeholder meeting scheduled for September 8.
2. Secretariat Quota: The demand to institute a 12.5 per cent quota for Secretariat employees has been approved.
3. GO317 Deputation: Temporary deputation under GO317 (Inter-Local Cadre Deputation) will be favourably considered.
4. Repatriation of employees: The request for cadre-to-cadre repatriation of native Telangana Class-IV and non-gazetted officers serving in Andhra Pradesh will be examined favourably.
5. PRC 2020 Bills: The cut-off date for the settlement of these bills has been extended up to March 31, 2026.
6. Gram Panchayat Secretaries: Reorganisation of the cadre, aligning with the Panchayat grading system, will be examined favourably.
The Office of the Director of Medical Education (DME), Telangana, has circulated a proposal for a substantial incentive to attract and retain teaching faculty in government medical colleges located in the state’s tribal areas.
Incentive Proposal: The proposal seeks the sanction of a 50% incentive of the basic pay for teaching faculty working or recurring in teaching hospitals located in tribal areas.
Affected Colleges: The DME office has requested information on the location of medical colleges in tribal areas, listing the following institutions for immediate action:
Bhadradri Kothagudem
Komaram Beem Asifabad
Mulugu
Mahabubabad
Jaya Shankar Bhupalapally
The memo, dated November 19, 2025, was marked as “MOST URGENT”, indicating the government’s priority in expediting this proposal to ensure adequate staffing in these critical areas.
Special allowances
The Cabinet sub-committee, chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, approved a significant number of employee demands, but the Telangana Government Doctors Association (TGGDA) immediately flagged a major discrepancy regarding special allowances for doctors in new medical colleges.
The Cabinet Sub-Committee, which includes ministers Duddilla Sridhar Babu (IT, Industries) and Ponnam Prabhakar (Transport, BC Welfare), along with advisor Dr K Keshava Rao, convened to review pending issues raised by various employee associations. The committee’s decisions mark a major step towards addressing long-standing grievances.
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