MCI red flags 3 state colleges
'13 institutes don't fulfil criteria in country'
Our Correspondent May 26, 2018 00:00 IST
HEALTH BULLETIN: Minister of state for health and family welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey addresses a news conference in Ranchi on Friday. Picture by Manob Chowdhary
Ranchi: Union minister of state for health Ashwini Kumar Choubey, who was in Jharkhand in view of the Prime Minister's visit, said on Friday that Medical Council of India (MCI) was holding up recognition of as many as 13 new medical colleges, of which three were in Jharkhand, but hoped chief minister Raghubar Das would raise the matter with Narendra Modi.
"Owing to oath of secrecy I am not supposed to speak at length on this issue. I can only say that MCI has submitted a report to the Union health ministry about 13 medical colleges that do not fulfil criteria to start courses," Choubey said, but admitted that sometimes MCI acted in haste, even though it was a statutory body set up to ensure uniform and high standards of medical education.
Choubey did not name the proposed medical colleges in Jharkhand. But it was clear he was referring to the newly opened colleges in Palamau, Dumka and Hazaribagh where the state government was keen to begin MBBS courses from the next academic session.
"We are taking legal opinion on the MCI report. But I have suggested to the MCI that colleges with 70 per cent basic infrastructure in place could be granted recognition so that classes can begin," he said.
Choubey said on Thursday evening he discussed the issue of medical colleges with state health minister Ramchandra Chandrvanshi and chief minister Raghubar Das at length. "I believe the issue of recognition will be sorted out. Possibly, the chief minister will raise this matter with the Prime Minister," he said.
The state government had approved the establishment of medical colleges in three districts last year and had approved funds worth Rs 485 crore for Dumka, Rs 509 crore for Hazaribagh and Rs 471 crore for Palamau.
Choubey also appreciated the Jharkhand government's efforts to improve the state's health indicators.
"Health services in Jharkhand will improve further after the construction of AIIMS in Deoghar, among the projects the Prime Minister initiated on Friday. An Rs 441crore airport will also come-up in Deoghar. AIIMS in Deoghar will benefit the people of Bihar and Bengal also," he said.
Choubey said 250 public medicine centres would be opened in Jharkhand for people to get generic medicines at concessional rates.
"It has been seen that doctors don't prefer generic medicines. The government has appealed them to prescribe generic medicines. Medicine companies have also been asked to fix a reasonable rate of medicines or else they will be dealt with according to law," he said.
'13 institutes don't fulfil criteria in country'
Our Correspondent May 26, 2018 00:00 IST
HEALTH BULLETIN: Minister of state for health and family welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey addresses a news conference in Ranchi on Friday. Picture by Manob Chowdhary
Ranchi: Union minister of state for health Ashwini Kumar Choubey, who was in Jharkhand in view of the Prime Minister's visit, said on Friday that Medical Council of India (MCI) was holding up recognition of as many as 13 new medical colleges, of which three were in Jharkhand, but hoped chief minister Raghubar Das would raise the matter with Narendra Modi.
"Owing to oath of secrecy I am not supposed to speak at length on this issue. I can only say that MCI has submitted a report to the Union health ministry about 13 medical colleges that do not fulfil criteria to start courses," Choubey said, but admitted that sometimes MCI acted in haste, even though it was a statutory body set up to ensure uniform and high standards of medical education.
Choubey did not name the proposed medical colleges in Jharkhand. But it was clear he was referring to the newly opened colleges in Palamau, Dumka and Hazaribagh where the state government was keen to begin MBBS courses from the next academic session.
"We are taking legal opinion on the MCI report. But I have suggested to the MCI that colleges with 70 per cent basic infrastructure in place could be granted recognition so that classes can begin," he said.
Choubey said on Thursday evening he discussed the issue of medical colleges with state health minister Ramchandra Chandrvanshi and chief minister Raghubar Das at length. "I believe the issue of recognition will be sorted out. Possibly, the chief minister will raise this matter with the Prime Minister," he said.
The state government had approved the establishment of medical colleges in three districts last year and had approved funds worth Rs 485 crore for Dumka, Rs 509 crore for Hazaribagh and Rs 471 crore for Palamau.
Choubey also appreciated the Jharkhand government's efforts to improve the state's health indicators.
"Health services in Jharkhand will improve further after the construction of AIIMS in Deoghar, among the projects the Prime Minister initiated on Friday. An Rs 441crore airport will also come-up in Deoghar. AIIMS in Deoghar will benefit the people of Bihar and Bengal also," he said.
Choubey said 250 public medicine centres would be opened in Jharkhand for people to get generic medicines at concessional rates.
"It has been seen that doctors don't prefer generic medicines. The government has appealed them to prescribe generic medicines. Medicine companies have also been asked to fix a reasonable rate of medicines or else they will be dealt with according to law," he said.
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