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Doctors march to Chennai from Salem, six detained
Doctors affiliated to the Legal Coordination Committee (LCC) for Government Doctors, who took out a march from Salem to Chennai to draw the Chief Minister's attention to their long-pending demands, reached Chennai on Thursday. While they planned to march till Kalaignar memorial, the police prevented six of them from proceeding further from Saidapet, and detained them in a hall here. The march began at Mettur in Salem on June 11, and was to conclude at the Kalaignar memorial in Chennai on Thursday. Areas covered include Attur, Kallakurichi, Villupuram, and Chengalpattu. Some of LCC's demands are four salary increments for government doctors in 12 years of service as per G.O. 354, more number of doctors, nurses, and medical staff depending on the number of patients in government hospitals, and a government job for the wife of Vivekanandan, a doctor who died in service during the pandemic. LCC president S. Perumal Pillai, in a statement said, the police did not grant them permission to proceed after Saidapet, and forced six doctors into a police vehicle and took them to a hall. He condemned the government's action.
The Hindu
09-06-2025
- Health
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Government doctors to walk from Salem to Chennai demanding an increase in pay
: To draw the attention of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to their demands, the Legal Coordination Committee for Government Doctors (LCC) has decided to organise a march from Salem to Chennai on June 11. One of the long-pending demands of government doctors in the State is the grant of pay band – 4 at 12 years of service as per the Government Order (G.O.) 354. President of the LCC S. Perumal Pillai, in a statement said, government doctors were not calling for salary hike, but were fighting for the implementation of the existing G.O. They are requesting the government to provide the fourth payscale — given after 20 years of service — at the beginning of the 13th year. Pay disparity The Central and State government doctors join service at the same basic salary. Citing the pay disparities thereon, LCC said that instead of the monthly salary of ₹1,23,000 that a Central government doctor gets for 13 years, a State government doctor receives ₹86,000 as basic salary. From 2017, they have been insisting that the prospective clause of the G.O. 354 be implemented, and a basic salary of ₹1,23,000 be given to State government doctors from the 13th year onward. 'Appoint more doctors' The organisation said the government, which is interested in opening new medical colleges and hospitals, has not shown interest in appointing an adequate number of doctors, nurses, and medical staff. Depending on the number of patients, more doctors and nurses should be appointed in government hospitals, it said. It also demanded that a government job be given and relief granted to the wife of Vivekanandan, a government doctor who died during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the march planned from Mettur in Salem, the doctors will meet people and elaborate their demands. They will also highlight the need to strengthen the structure of the Public Health Department. The members of the LCC have requested the Chief Minister to immediately intervene and fulfil the doctors' demands.
The Hindu
08-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
CPI(M) demands regularisation of houses built by poor on govt. lands
Communist Party of India-Marxist [CPI(M)] State Secretary V. Srinivasa Rao on Sunday (June 8) demanded that the government give land titles to the poor residing in houses on government land, as per the G.O. No. 30. Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Srinivasa Rao said the G.O. 30, issued in January to provide houses to the poor, has not been implemented. The G.O. clearly states that titles should be issued to those residing even on objectionable government land and that their settlements be regularised. The government did not carry out any door-to-door campaign, and even when people voluntarily submitted applications, the process remains pending. In places like Palakoderu, applications were not even accepted and were summarily rejected, he pointed out. In West Godavari district, the officials demolished the houses even after the residents applied for regularisation. Action should be taken against such officers and the police who carried out the demolitions, and houses should be built immediately or alternative homes provided at the same locations, he said. CPIM State secretariat member Ch. Babu Rao said the kind of attention being given to 'Yogandhra' should instead be focused on 'Gr̥hāndhra' (Home-Andhra) and 'Nivāsāndhra' (Residential-Andhra), but unfortunately, the government is not taking up such work. During the elections, the NDA promised to provide house sites—three cents in villages and two cents in towns—to the people. Now that a year has passed since the NDA came to power, he demanded that the government release a White Paper, detailing how many people have actually received the house sites.
The Hindu
26-05-2025
- Politics
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Andhra Pradesh government is planning to increase house tax in urban areas, says CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has stated that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has imposed a burden of ₹784 crore by increasing house taxes in urban areas. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, the CPI(M) State secretariat member Ch. Babu Rao said that the municipal authorities have launched surveys in 123 towns and cities across the State, covering 40.22 lakh households and other buildings. This survey aims at a 20% house tax hike, amounting to ₹464 crore. From April this year, a 15% increase in house tax (₹320 crore) has already been implemented. In total, the government has given strict directives to increase house tax by 35%, which is ₹784 crore, this year. It wouldn't be surprising if this tax hike reaches ₹1,500 crore, he said. Mr. Babu Rao said on May 14, the Municipal Administration Minister P. Narayana had issued a memo instructing the Municipal Commissioners to complete the survey and increase taxes. By June 15, within one month, surveys must be conducted for every house in the State's urban areas, measurements taken, and taxes increased. Earlier, under the Central government directives, the previous YSRCP government changed the tax policy from rent-based assessment to property value-based taxation and introduced a new law via G.O. 198. Following public protests, the government had claimed it would limit hikes to 15% per year. Despite appeals to revoke the property value-based tax method, the past government had stubbornly refused to do so. Over the last five years, house tax has increased by 80%, from ₹1,188 crore to ₹2,137 crore, he said. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the alliance parties promised during elections and in their manifestos to review this policy and not impose heavy tax burdens. But the alliance government has broken its promise and betrayed public trust. Without even informing the people, the government increased house taxes by 15% from April and started collecting the dues without seeking public objections. In Vijayawada alone, house taxes will go up by ₹40 crore and in Visakhapatnam by ₹112 crore, he said. During the upcoming Mahanadu in Kadapa, TDP leaders and public representatives must discuss house tax and electricity burdens, listen to people's grievances, uphold their promises, and revoke these burdens. 'Otherwise, we will unite various civil and people's organisations across the State to launch protests and hold the government accountable,' he added.
The Hindu
19-05-2025
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Human Rights Forum urges Andhra Pradesh Government to compensate deceased farmer
The Human Rights Forum (HRF) Rythu Swarajya Vedika (RSV) and BC Welfare Association (BCWA) have called upon the State Government to implement G.O. (MS) No.43 that provides financial assistance of ₹7,00,000 to the family of Balleda Narasimha Murthy (58), a farmer of Peddhakhojiria village in Kanchili mandal in the Uddhanam region of Srikakulam district. Narasimha Murthy ended his life on April 9, 2025, as pressure mounted on him to repay the debts he incurred because of successive crop failure. A six-member HRF-RSV and BCWA team visited Peddhakojiria in Kanchili mandal recently and interacted with Ms. Neelaveni, wife of the deceased farmer, and their son Praveen. The team also interacted with local farmers and residents of Makarampuram village about the ongoing agrarian crisis in the Uddhanam region. According to HRF, Narasimha Murthy cultivated cashew and coconut on an acre of his own land and leased an additional eight acres. He paid the lease amount in advance. The HRF said 'Narasimha Murthy was denied adequate institutional credit, forced to borrow from private sources at high interest rates to cover farm-related expenses.' 'With several years of scanty rainfall coupled with his coconut crop being ravaged by pest, he was pushed into deep debt. He was under regular and persistent pressure from money-lenders demanding repayment. Driven to utter despair, he ended his life on April 9,' the HRF said. The HRF alleged that, though more than five weeks have passed since Narasimha Murthy passed away, the three-member divisional verification committee headed by the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) has not visited Peddha khojiria to conduct an inquiry. 'The G.O. 43 mandates that the RDO-led committee visit the village, elicit relevant details and forward proposal to the Collector within a week of the death. In effect, the family has received no assistance, financial or otherwise, from the government. This manner of negligence defeats the very purpose of G.O. 43,' the HRF said. 'Over the past year, there have been five deaths (of farmers) in the North Andhra districts, including that of Narasimha Murthy. However, not a single family has been rendered assistance under G.O 43,' the HRF said. The HRF demanded that the three-member divisional level committee visit Peddha khojiria at the earliest, conduct a proper inquiry and ensure justice to Narasimha Murthy's family as laid out in G.O. 43. The fact-finding team that visited Narasimha Murthy's family include RSV State co-convenor, K.V. Jagannadha Rao, HRF State president K. Anuradha, HRF Publications editor, K. Venkat Rao, HRF Srikakulam district Executive Committee (EC) member. V.S. Krishna, HRF Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Coordination Committee member and B. Dhilli Rao, BCWA State general secretary. (People battling suicidal thoughts can seek assistance for counselling by dialling number 100.)
