NEET PG 2021 Counselling Updates: IMA Writes to Health Ministry; Protest Continues

Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for speeding up the court hearing on NEET PG 2021 Counselling.

Amid the ongoing nationwide protest of resident doctors to expedite National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) Counselling 2021, Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for the fast-tracking court hearing on NEET PG 2021 Counselling.

IMA's letter reads, "In the face of the imminent third wave of Covid-19 and one-third of the remaining resident workforce, we have been left with no choice but to intensify the ongoing strike to push further our demands. We stand in solidarity, and participate with resident doctors all over the country who are protesting against the delay in NEET PG counselling, including withdrawal from all services, and protesting today (20th December 2021) at Nirmal Bhavan," as reported by India Today.

"For the due optimisation of lives of the patients, the overburdened junior residents and around 50,000 doctors who've been waiting to be deployed in their earned PG seats amid repeated deferment and hazy policies, we demand the fast-tracking of a court hearing to necessarily expedite NEET PG counselling," the letter added.

Meanwhile, the resident doctors' protest continues, thousands of doctors lit up 'diyas' on Wednesday on the campus of a medical college in Delhi to protest against the unprecedented delays in the counselling process. 

On Wednesday, many doctors protested outside Nirman Bhavan for the third consecutive day. 

The protest is going on due to repeated delays in NEET PG 2021 counselling process that has put a huge burden on resident doctors as the first year PG students haven't joined the government medical colleges to support these doctors. Also, the fear of a third wave is still looming in the country that can make things worst.

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