Archive · 29 May 2025
Chennai Corporation to Hire 150 PG Doctors on Contract
The Chennai city government wants to hire 150 doctors who have finished their advanced medical training.
These doctors will work in places like clinics and hospitals for two years.
They'll be paid a good salary, between 56,100 and 177,000 rupees each month, plus extra money for things like housing and travel.
The doctors will need to promise to work for the city for at least two years.
The city is currently short of medical staff.
Before the hiring can start, the plan needs to be approved by a special committee that deals with health matters.
Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) plans to hire 150 post-graduate doctors.
The doctors will be hired on a two-year contract basis.
The doctors will be posted in various urban healthcare facilities.
Assistant surgeons will receive a monthly pay between ₹56,100 and ₹1.77 lakh.
The proposal awaits approval from the standing committee (public health).
- Who
- Greater Chennai Corporation
- What
- GCC is appointing 150 PG doctors on contract.
- When
- Counselling conducted April 25; plan tabled Wednesday
- Where
- Chennai, India; urban healthcare facilities under GCC
- Why
- To address a shortage of medical officers in urban healthcare facilities.
- Organization
- Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC)
- Doctors to be Appointed
- 150
- Contract Duration
- 2 years
- Facilities
- UPHCs, UHWCs, UCHCs, maternity hospitals, infectious diseases hospital
- Monthly Salary
- ₹56,100 - ₹1.77 lakh
- GCC Medical Officer Shortage
- 155