Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Telangana teaching doctors urge PMCA and AIIMS pay scales
A group of doctors who teach at government medical colleges in Telangana met with an important official.
The group is called TTGDA.
The meeting happened in Hyderabad on August 5.
The doctors asked for a special allowance for those teaching in smaller, distant medical colleges.
They also want to be paid on the same scale as doctors at AIIMS, which are top government hospitals.
They asked for a new job system called Designated Professor to be started, which has been waiting for almost eight years.
They want their pending promotions to be completed quickly.
They also asked that all open job positions be announced so doctors can choose where they want to work.
This meeting was about solving problems the doctors have wanted fixed for a long time.
Telangana Teaching Government Doctors Association (TTGDA) met Director of Medical Education N Vani on August 5 seeking intervention on long-pending demands.
The association urged early implementation of the Peripheral Medical College Allowance (PMCA) to encourage faculty to serve in peripheral medical colleges.
TTGDA requested transition of teaching faculty from the UGC pay structure to AIIMS pay scales ahead of the eighth PRC.
They demanded implementation of the Designated Professor system, which has been pending for nearly eight years.
The association sought completion of pending promotions, notification of all vacancies, and counselling for preferred postings.
- Who
- Telangana Teaching Government Doctors Association (TTGDA) representatives and Director of Medical Education N Vani
- What
- TTGDA sought intervention to resolve long-pending demands, including PMCA implementation, AIIMS pay scales, the Designated Professor system, and pending promotions
- When
- August 5
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Why
- To address pending grievances of teaching faculty, including pay structure, allowances, and promotions
- Association
- Telangana Teaching Government Doctors Association (TTGDA)
- Official met
- Director of Medical Education N Vani
- Meeting date
- August 5
- Location
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Key demand
- Implementation of Peripheral Medical College Allowance (PMCA)
- Pay structure demand
- Shift from UGC pay structure to AIIMS pay scales before the eighth PRC
- Designated Professor system
- Pending for nearly eight years
- Promotions sought
- Additional DME, Professors, and Associate Professors