Docs can pursue studies after giving bond

Docs can pursue studies after giving bond

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Madurai:08.06.2020

The state government has informed Madras high court that it had passed a GO recently permitting medical practitioners who have not completed the period of compulsory service as per the bond executed, to pursue higher studies after obtaining bank guarantee equivalent to the bond amount.

The court was hearing a petition filed by K Gautham, who had completed MBBS in 2013 and was selected for diploma in Ophthalmology at Madurai Medical College under all India quota in May 2017. Though he had executed a bond to serve the state for two years after this course, he did not join duty on being posted as assistant surgeon after completing his course in 2019.

Meantime, he qualified for DNB (post diploma) with all India merit position and sought his certificates back to pursue the course and executed a bond for Rs 20lakh undertaking that he would complete the compulsory service after higher studies. The court had earlier directed the dean to return his original certificates stating that the authorities could encash the bond amount if the petitioner fails to join duty after the course. During the course of hearing, the state informed that a GO has been passed by the health and family welfare department to permit medical practitioners who have not completed the period of compulsory service to pursue further studies after they furnish bank guarantee equivalent to the bond amount for the period of course of higher studies.