NMC Serves Notice To Two GMCs In Maharashtra Over Non-Compliance

Taking cognizance of the faculty shortage, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has recently issued non-compliance notices to two government medical colleges in Maharashtra.

The two medical colleges that have received notice from the apex medical education regulatory body for inadequate teaching staff have recently set up a government medical college in Osmanabad and an offered college at Parbhani. NMC published the notices after inspecting those two medical colleges.

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Meanwhile, the doctors of government hospitals have argued that this is just the tip of the iceberg, and the case is not getting any better, with the government setting up new medical institutes at an alarming date.

Moreover, it is only getting worse as new colleges are increasing at an alarming rate...and the teaching staff has not increased proportionately."

Meanwhile, a dean of a government medical institute from a remote district of the State argued that they have already issued an advertisement for the empty posts, and they plan to do it again.

He asked, "Why will eligible doctors come to a remote place where there is no facility for their family?"

Announcing that they are trying to hire teachers via the divisional selection board, he added that these teachers hold their posts only for four months.

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A State official assured that the recruitment process is underway and added, "The medical education department has started the MPSC recruitment drive, especially for medical institutes."

Commenting on the matter, parent agent Sudha Shenoy mentioned that the MBBS seats have increased from 3,000 in 2017 to 4,500 in the last 5 years.

"When students join new institutes, there are no teachers available. Many are hired on a rotation basis...There is a requirement to increase the intake capacity for MBBS, but the government is also required to ensure that adequate infrastructure and faculty members are provided. Many institutes don't even have a building, forget hostels," she added.

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Confirming that movement may be taken in opposition to similar delinquent institutions, the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also told Lok Sabha that state governments are responsible for keeping faculty members in case of government-run medical institutions, and in case of private medical institutes, the responsibility lies with the respective management.

Mandaviya further said that the central government keeps sending inspection teams to medical colleges besides taking undertakings and affidavits from medical colleges for maintaining proper faculty.

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