Chennai: Minister Arunraj said the TAVEK government has “restored” the rights of Tamil Nadu government doctors in super speciality medical admissions, alleging that these rights were undermined during the previous DMK regime.
In a statement, he claimed that in earlier years, after super speciality counselling, unfilled seats under the state quota were handed over to the All India Quota without conditions. He said the Union authorities then filled those seats by lowering the minimum cut-off through the all-India merit list, which he alleged hurt Tamil Nadu government doctors.
Arunraj cited figures to support his charge, stating that 119 seats in 2024 and 145 seats in 2025 were surrendered to the All India Quota. He criticised DMK leader M.K. Stalin for issuing what he called misleading statements, and said the current government’s approach has changed the situation.
He said that even though 151 super speciality seats were vacant this year, the state refused to surrender them immediately and approached the Supreme Court, insisting that seats would be handed over only if there was a clear assurance that the cut-off would not be reduced. According to Arunraj, the Supreme Court’s order dated 28.07.2026 directed that the 151 unfilled seats be returned to the DGHS on 29.07.2026 and that second-round counselling be conducted only on the same cut-off.
He added that the court also accepted the state’s argument that if, after the second round, the cut-off is lowered to fill remaining vacancies, 50% of those seats must be returned to the Tamil Nadu government for state government doctors, preventing a repeat of past years’ outcomes.
