Doctors’ body urges Telangana government to expedite DSH setup, clear pending promotions

The Telangana Government Doctors Association (TGGDA) urged the State government to expedite the completion of the administrative structure of the Directorate of Secondary Health (DSH) and clear long-pending service matters of doctors.

In a statement issued on Saturday (August 29), the association said the government had established the DSH as a Head of Department (HoD) following the implementation of the Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP) Repeal Act. Financial powers were subsequently delegated to the Directorate through G.O.Ms.No.72 of the Finance (TFR) Department, dated June 18.

Against this backdrop, the TGGDA appealed to the government to make the DSH fully operational by completing its administrative framework and ensuring the early disposal of pending service-related matters.

The association also said the promotion process under the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) and the Directorate of Health (DH) had reached its final stage at the government level. It urged the government to complete these promotions within the next two days.

The TGGDA expressed hope that promotions of doctors working under the DSH, sanction of special increments and other pending service matters would also be taken up and resolved at the earliest. The association stressed the need to use the name ‘Directorate of Secondary Health (DSH)’ uniformly across all official records, government orders, websites and administrative systems.

It also called for the appointment of a permanent Director for the DSH or, at least, an in-charge Head of the Department, stating that this would strengthen the administration and help expedite the resolution of doctors’ service-related issues.

The TGGDA urged the government to prioritise the pending promotions, expedite the disposal of service-related files and establish a full-fledged administrative system for the DSH. “Doctors working under the DSH are providing healthcare services across Telangana and that timely resolution of their service matters will improve their morale and contribute to the efficiency of public healthcare delivery,” they said.