Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot says need more medical colleges in India
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that the Ukraine crisis has given the opportunity for India to consider increasing medical colleges here with the joint efforts of Central and state governments.
After the Ukraine crisis has highlighted that a large number of medical students from India go abroad to study medicine as they found it difficult to get a medical seat here, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that the interest of the medical students who came from Ukraine must be kept in the mind and also the state and Central government must come together to increase the number of medical seats in India.
He said that the Ukraine crisis has presented an opportunity to consider increasing the number of medical colleges and seats in the country.
“The Ukraine crisis has given an opportunity to consider the possibility of the central and the state governments working together to significantly increase the number of medical colleges and medical seats in the country,” he said, as reported by Hindustan Times.
“The future of thousands of students who have returned to India due to the Ukraine crisis has also become uncertain. In such a situation, keeping in mind the future of these children, a positive decision should be taken,” he added.
Ashok Gehlot suggests Centre amend rules of Medical Council of India
He also suggested that the Centre should change the rules of the Medical Council of India so that both government and private sectors can open more medical colleges.
“Thousands of Indians go abroad for studies. Most of these children go to countries such as China, Nepal, Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Bangladesh for medical studies because the expenses are less there. But when they return, they have to take the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE). Most of the children (more than 80%) are unable to pass this test and are also deprived of medical practice due to linguistic and curricular changes. In such a situation, it reduces the value of human resources of the country and all of them also suffer economic loss,” said Gehlot.
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