Issue of vacancies in GMC to be discussed with PM Modi, says NMC

NMC has stated that the government has viewed seriously the issue of vacancies in the government medical colleges and institutes.

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has stated that the government has looked at the issue of vacancies in public medical colleges and institutes seriously and this issue would be discussed in a meeting of chief secretaries with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

NMC has asked the dean/principal/director to take up the issues of vacant posts and equipment in government medical colleges/institutions.

The Medical Assessment and Rating Board of NMC  said in a letter to the respective in-charge of all the public medical colleges and institutes that it has observed that their many departments are vacant for several years.

The member (MARB) of NMC, G Suryanarayana Raju said in the letter, "The colleges/institutions are applying for Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Broad and Super Specialty courses without proper eligibility qualifications of the teachers. We also have noticed that required and essential equipment of the departments are lacking to maintain standard teaching and training of the doctors." 
"The above matter has been viewed seriously by the Government of India. This matter is proposed to be taken up in the conference of Chief Secretary of different State/Union Territories with the Prime Minister of India," the letter said.

At a time when the government is trying to strengthen the health infrastructure of the country, many states have vacant posts in their respective government medical colleges. A few months back Patna High Court expressed concern over a large number of vacant posts of teaching staff in the government medical colleges in Bihar.

The Orissa government has also admitted that nearly 2,000 doctor positions in the state are vacant.

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