Doctors write to Mansukh Mandaviya to expedite NEET SS 2021 counselling

FAIMA (Federation of All India Medical Association) has written to Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and requested him to expedite the NEET SS 2021 counselling process.

The doctors association FAIMA (Federation of All India Medical Association) has written to the Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and requested him to expedite the NEET SS 2021 counselling process.

The letter has highlighted that the new batch of NEET SS 2021 is already six months late and also the super specialization resident doctors who are currently working are overworked due to no new residents joining for the last year. 

The letter also added that during the time of the pandemic, when people are in need of the best possible treatment, delaying NEET SS 2021 counselling will result in a further burnout of the already-stretched workforce and compromised patient care.

The letter reads, "Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) stand with the overworked and stressed-out residents of super specialization batches and also support the aspiring candidates of NEET SS 2021 who have already qualified NEET SS 2021 with good ranks and awaiting admission to their respective super specialization courses. Our concern is this sight of anguish and unrest among super specialists, and therefore we call upon the concerned authorities to expedite the NEET SS 2021 counselling process so that an adequate workforce is available to deal with any form of health care crisis effectively."

FAIMA has appealed that their concerns should be addressed on an urgent basis and action should be taken to prevent the manifestations of anguish in the form of agitation.

Pending NEET SS 2021 case in Supreme Court

As per the earlier schedule, the NEET SS 2021 was supposed to be conducted in mid-November 2021 but it was rescheduled and conducted on January 10. The results of NEET SS 2021 were declared on January 31. The counselling process got delayed due to a pending case in Supreme Court against NEET SS 2021.

In the above-mentioned case, the petitioners have challenged the Tamil Nadu government order dated November 7, which allocated 50% of seats for super speciality courses for in-service doctors of the state.

The petitioners are saying that they appeared in NEET SS 2021 based on the Information Bulletin which explicitly stated that there would be no reservation of seats for Super-Speciality courses. The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice on February 7 on the petition challenging the TN government's order regarding the reservation of doctors in the NEET SS 2021. 

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