Friday, April 28, 2017

PG ADMISSION - Issue of med reservation needs comprehensive study, says HC
Chennai:
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 
 


Uncertainty over post-graduate medical admissions in Tamil Nadu is to persist for some more time, as the Madras high court said the issue of reservation and incentive for in service government doctors in PG medical admissions, and the MCI's latest regulations, required a comprehensive reading. Noting that disposing of the “matter involving complex issues at the stage of admission would not be proper,“ a division bench of Justice Huluvadi G Ramesh and Justice RMT Teekaa Raman advised counsel on both sides to approach the chief jus tice to constitute a special bench for hearing the matter during summer vacation, which begins on May 1, or to move vacation bench of the court for early hearing and disposal of the cases.

The bench is hearing a batch of appeals against a single judge order dated April 17, holding that the state government must adhere to MCI's latest regulations with regard to award of marks for government doctors serving in remote areas.

However, the bench, which heard the submissions of senior advocates P Wilson and G Thilagavathi, besides advocate-general of Tamil Nadu R Muthukumaraswamy, said: “This court is of the considered view that a comprehensive reading and appraisal of the Central and State List, as well as the respective Regulations, is required with reference to the autonomy given to the state government in the matter of allocation of seats.

“This court is of the further view that a comprehensive hearing needs to be given with regard to the allocation 25% of the seats to general merit candidates and 25% to in-service candidates based on the areas as notified in the prospectus, keeping in mind the guidelines formulated by MCI.“

No comments:

Post a Comment

818 Medical Colleges in India, Maximum in UP, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu: Health Ministry tells Parliament Written By : Divyani PaulPublished On 15 Feb 2026 11:00 AM  |  Updated On 15 Feb 2026 11:00 AM New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has informed the Lok Sabha that India currently has a total of 818 medical colleges, including AIIMS and Institutes of National Importance (INIS) across India. The details were shared in response to an Unstarred Question on February 6, 2026. Replying to queries raised by Shri Jagannath Sarkar regarding districts without government medical colleges and plans for prioritising high-population districts, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Shri Prataprao Jadhav said that the National Medical Commission (NMC) has reported a total of 818 medical colleges nationwide. Also Read: 18 AIIMS Functional, 4 Under Construction: Health Minister tells Parliament As per the list shared in this regard, Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of medical colleges at 88 (51 government and 37 private), followed by Maharashtra with 85 (43 government and 42 private), and Tamil Nadu with 78 colleges (38 government, 40 private). Karnataka has 72 (24 government and 48 private), Telangana has 66 (37 government, 29 private), and Rajasthan has 49 (34 government, 15 private). However, several smaller States and UTs, such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Goa, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim have only one medical college each.

818 Medical Colleges in India, Maximum in UP, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu: Health Ministry tells Parliament Written By : Divyani PaulPublished O...