1,127 vacant doctor posts in 20 HUDs will be put up for counselling on February 3 and 4: Health Minister

1,127 vacant doctor posts in 20 districts to be filled through counselling; new hostels for medical students.

As many as 1,127 vacant posts in 20 health unit districts (HUD) will be put up in the counselling scheduled to be held on February 3 and 4 for 1,021 doctors selected through the Medical Services Recruitment Board (MRB), Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said.

Shortly after laying the foundation stone for two hostel buildings here on Thursday, the Minister said the certificate verification for the selected candidates had been completed, and the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine was in the process of sending individual intimation to the candidates through email.

In April 2023, the MRB had conducted the examination for the posts of 1,021 doctors, which was taken by nearly 25,000 candidates. Mr. Subramanian added that the recruitment was delayed due to various legal issues.

He said there were 1,127 vacant posts of doctors in Aranthangi, Ariyalur, Cheyyar, Dindigul, Kovilpatti, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Paramakudi, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Sivakasi, Tenkasi, Thanjavur, the Nilgiris, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai, Thiruvarur, and Virudhunagar.

Noting that there were nearly 2,000 vacant posts in the State, he said if the 1,021 selected doctors chose the place of posting based on their preferences, vacancies would remain unfilled, obstructing healthcare services to some extent. Stating that the selected doctors will be posted to these 20 HUDs, he urged them to change their mindset of wanting to work in places such as Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, and Poonamallee and not to approach middlemen or get recommendations for postings at a preferred location.

Mr. Subramanian said the doctors could take part in the counselling and join duty. Once all vacant posts are filled in the State, they can take part in future general counsellings and to get their preferred place of posting.

Once counselling is over, the final list of candidates will be put up on February 5, and the appointment orders will be handed over the next day.