The govt of Assam is launching legal steps in order to recover Rs 20 lakh each from over 200 doctors of the 2014 postgraduate batch for not serving in the government health sector and skipping the duty for the mandatory period of 10 years after completing their studies at the expense of the state exchequer. The government has termed this as an act of ‘willful neglect of responsibilities.’
As per the rules the Assam Medical Colleges (Regulations of Admission into PG Course), 2006, requires a doctor to serve under the state government for a minimum period of 10 years in any state government service in the health and other allied sectors, including National Health Mission (NHM), after completing their PG course.
In this regard all the doctors have to sign an agreement with the state government at the time of admission to PG course and in case of any breach of terms and conditions, they are liable to pay an amount of Rs 20 lakh as compensation to the state government on account of the expenses borne by the state government for their post-graduate courses. In case of failure to pay the money, the state government can file a money suit and take legal action against them.
According to a source due to this action of doctors Assam is facing a shortage of more than 1,500 doctors at present.The negligence of these doctors has not only deprived thousands of people of proper healthcare but it has also resulted in acute shortage of government doctors specifically in the rural areas.
State health and family welfare department principal secretary Sanjeeva Kumar said “This is the first step against the erring doctors from the 2014 batch. We are collecting the data of doctors from the earlier PG batches who have not served in the government sector.”
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has taken a serious note of the matter and has directed the health and family welfare department to immediately take legal action against the PG doctors for violation of the terms and conditions of the agreement. “The chief minister further said such cases of violation would also be taken up with the Medical Council of India.”
As per the rules the Assam Medical Colleges (Regulations of Admission into PG Course), 2006, requires a doctor to serve under the state government for a minimum period of 10 years in any state government service in the health and other allied sectors, including National Health Mission (NHM), after completing their PG course.
In this regard all the doctors have to sign an agreement with the state government at the time of admission to PG course and in case of any breach of terms and conditions, they are liable to pay an amount of Rs 20 lakh as compensation to the state government on account of the expenses borne by the state government for their post-graduate courses. In case of failure to pay the money, the state government can file a money suit and take legal action against them.
According to a source due to this action of doctors Assam is facing a shortage of more than 1,500 doctors at present.The negligence of these doctors has not only deprived thousands of people of proper healthcare but it has also resulted in acute shortage of government doctors specifically in the rural areas.
State health and family welfare department principal secretary Sanjeeva Kumar said “This is the first step against the erring doctors from the 2014 batch. We are collecting the data of doctors from the earlier PG batches who have not served in the government sector.”
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has taken a serious note of the matter and has directed the health and family welfare department to immediately take legal action against the PG doctors for violation of the terms and conditions of the agreement. “The chief minister further said such cases of violation would also be taken up with the Medical Council of India.”
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