Two dozen faculty members for Palakkad medical college
K.A. Shaji
Palakkad, May 14, 2018 00:00 IST
Minister says 30 objections raised by MCI to be addressed
Faced with the directive of the Medical Council of India (MCI) preventing MBBS admissions for the 2018-19 academic year to Government Medical College in Palakkad citing faculty shortage, the State government has initiated remedial measures.
Two dozen faculty members would be appointed with immediate effect and the 30 objections raised by the inspection wing of the MCI related to hospital facilities at the college would be addressed with top priority, said Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) A.K. Balan.
After completing the process, the government would approach the MCI seeking to vacate the stay on admissions.
Run by the SC/ST Department, the college has 100 seats for MBBS and 70 among them will go to candidates of Scheduled Castes. Two seats will be allotted to Scheduled Tribes candidates and the rest will belong to the general quota. If the MCI refuses to vacate the stay, it will hit hard the MBBS aspirations of eligible SC/ST candidates.
This is the second time that the Palakkad medical college is inviting the wrath of the MCI. The Central agency had cancelled the admissions in 2017-18 academic year as well.
Ineligible for post
According to the MCI, there was a 40% faculty deficiency and a 52% shortage of resident doctors at the medical college.
The current medical superintendent is not eligible for the post since he lacks the mandatory administrative experience of 10 years, it has observed.
The government is yet to decide on the matter. The MCI was also critical about affiliating the district hospital to the Directorate of Health Services for the setting up of the medical college.
“The college was started by the previous government in haste without meeting the necessities prescribed by the MCI. The government is now in the process of removing the legal hurdles in appointing 253 staff members. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government has allocated Rs. 325 crore to the college,” said the Minister, adding that the construction of buildings was fast progressing.
K.A. Shaji
Palakkad, May 14, 2018 00:00 IST
Minister says 30 objections raised by MCI to be addressed
Faced with the directive of the Medical Council of India (MCI) preventing MBBS admissions for the 2018-19 academic year to Government Medical College in Palakkad citing faculty shortage, the State government has initiated remedial measures.
Two dozen faculty members would be appointed with immediate effect and the 30 objections raised by the inspection wing of the MCI related to hospital facilities at the college would be addressed with top priority, said Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) A.K. Balan.
After completing the process, the government would approach the MCI seeking to vacate the stay on admissions.
Run by the SC/ST Department, the college has 100 seats for MBBS and 70 among them will go to candidates of Scheduled Castes. Two seats will be allotted to Scheduled Tribes candidates and the rest will belong to the general quota. If the MCI refuses to vacate the stay, it will hit hard the MBBS aspirations of eligible SC/ST candidates.
This is the second time that the Palakkad medical college is inviting the wrath of the MCI. The Central agency had cancelled the admissions in 2017-18 academic year as well.
Ineligible for post
According to the MCI, there was a 40% faculty deficiency and a 52% shortage of resident doctors at the medical college.
The current medical superintendent is not eligible for the post since he lacks the mandatory administrative experience of 10 years, it has observed.
The government is yet to decide on the matter. The MCI was also critical about affiliating the district hospital to the Directorate of Health Services for the setting up of the medical college.
“The college was started by the previous government in haste without meeting the necessities prescribed by the MCI. The government is now in the process of removing the legal hurdles in appointing 253 staff members. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government has allocated Rs. 325 crore to the college,” said the Minister, adding that the construction of buildings was fast progressing.
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