There are 21 Bills pending before the TN Governor: What experts think

All the Bills were passed in the Tamil Nadu assembly since 2020 and have been pending with the Governor, as on May 31, 2022.

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The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, on Thursday, June 2, met with the Governor RN Ravi and urged him to give early assent to the 21 Bills passed by the state Assembly. He had asked the Governor to give his assent to at the earliest "to uphold the spirit of the constitution and the will of the people of Tamil Nadu." Here is the list of the 21 Bills that were passed in the Tamil Nadu assembly since 2020 and have been pending with the Governor, as on May 31, 2022; and what experts think about the pendency of the Bills.

The Tamil Nadu Fisheries University (Amendment) Bill, 2020

The Bill was passed during the previous AIADMK regime, on January 9, 2020 and sent to the Governor for his assent on January 13. The Bill introduced by the then Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar, intends to confer the Government with the power of inspection and inquiry of the university, instead of the Chancellor. The Bill also demands that one Government nominee should be included in the selection panel of Vice-Chancellor.

The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Amendment) Bill, 2020

This Bill also aims to confer the Government with the power of inspection and inquiry instead of the Chancellor, and was sent for Governor’s approval on January 18, 2020.

The Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022

This Bill passed on April 25, was considered to be one of the Bills directed to restrict the Governor’s powers. The Vice-Chancellors of the universities are usually appointed by the Governor (who is the Chancellor of the state-run universities). However, this Bill tabled by Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy empowers the state government to appoint Vice-Chancellors to the 13 state-run universities.

Chief Minister Stalin made an observation in the assembly while passing the Bill that the Governor was “acting as if he has a special power” in appointing VCs. “While it has been the practice that the Governor consults with the democratically elected (government) on appointing V-Cs, that has been changing in recent times, especially the past four years. The Governor has been acting as if he has a special power in appointing VCs. This habit of not respecting the government, which has the job of providing higher education, can be seen,” he said.

Three days after the Bill was passed, it was sent for Governor’s approval on April 28.

The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai (Amendment) Bill, 2022

This Bill was tabled on May 9, after the state adopted a Bill for empowering the state government to appoint VCs to the state-run universities. It will give powers to the state government to appoint the Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University. It was sent to the Governor on May 16.

The Chennai University (Amendment) Bill, 2022

This is similar to another Bill passed on the same day and sent for assent on April 28. It seeks to empower the State Government to appoint the Vice-Chancellor of the University. In addition, it also demands to include the Finance Secretary as a Syndicate Member of the University.

The Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical University Bill, 2022

The Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical University Bill was passed on April 27 to establish a separate Siddha University near Chennai for Indian Systems of Medicine. The university will be offering education on the Siddha, Ayurveda, Unani, Yoga and Naturopathy and Homeopathy streams of medicine, and the Chief Minister shall be serving as the university’s chancellor. This Bill was passed along with the other three Bills that demanded to empower the state government and clip the powers of the Governor. The Bill was sent for Governor’s assent on May 5.

The Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University (Amendment) Bill, 2022

This was the fourth Bill empowering the state government, passed on May 5, which gave powers to the state government to appoint the Vice Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University. The Bill was put forth by Minister of Law, Courts, Prisons and Prevention of Corruption S Regupathy. He had cited the Gujarat University Act, 1949 and the Telangana (Andhra Pradesh) Universities Act, 1991, as well as the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000. The Bill was sent for assent on May 16.

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill, 2022

Another Bill to empower the State Government to appoint the Vice Chancellor of The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, sent to the Governor on May 16.

The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Second Amendment) Act, 2022

The Bill was passed on January 7, 2022, after allegations of financial irregularities in the societies. With the public and members raising complaints about the cooperative societies, the Bill was put forth by Cooperative Minister I Periyasamy, which includes a provision to reduce the term of office of the Board of Directors of the Societies from five years to three years. The Bill was sent for approval on January 12, 2022.

The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022,

meant to ensure proper control over the short term Cooperative credit structure societies; and

The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2022,

to provide for initiation of surcharge action upto the period of seven years from the date of deduction of the fraudulent acts or any such omission, were all sent to the Governor on May 16.

The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022

The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 demands to “provide statutory status to the Urban Development Authorities of Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Hosur urban agglomeration and also to the Urban Development authorities that may be constituted in future”, and was sent for approval on May 12, 2022.

The Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Bill, 2022

This Bill was passed by the Minister for Housing and Urban Development S Muthusamy, on May 7, to enact a new legislation that will be in line with the dynamic developments in the real estate industry. The Bill, when passed, will also provide clear distinction about the rights and responsibilities of apartment owners and the apartment complexes. The Bill sent for Governor’s approval on May 16, is reserved by the Governor for the assent of the President.

The Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2022

This Bill aims at the retrieval of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998 which has been suspended since 2000, meant to strengthen the urban local bodies. “There is an urgent and imperative need to provide an enabling environment through crucial legislative and institutional initiatives,” Minister KN Nehru had said in the assembly while tabling the Bill on May 10, which was later sent to the Governor on May 16.

The Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws and the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Bill, 2022

The Bill aims to regulate the transportation, treatment and disposal of faecal, sludge and septage; and

The Tamil Nadu Repealing Bill, 2022,

which enables the state government to repeal obsolete and redundant Acts were both sent for Governor’s approval on May 16, 2022.

The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber law offenders, Drug-offenders, Forest offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic offenders, Sand offenders, Sexual offenders, Slum-grabbers and Video Pirates (Amendment) Act, 2022

delegates the power of the Government to an authority at the district level in respect of grant of temporary release of a person under detention to attend the death of their close relatives. It was sent for Governor’s approval on May 24.

The Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development (Amendment) Bill, 2022

To provide for change in the composition of the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Board to encourage private sector participation in infrastructure developments. This was also sent for Governor’s approval on May 24.

The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Bill, 2022

To discontinue nomination from the Anglo Indian Community to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. It was sent to the Governor on May 16.

The Tamil University (Amendment) Bill, 2022

The Bill aims to omit the disqualification provided for persons with disabilities for being elected or nominated as a Member of the authorities of the University. The Bill was sent to the Governor on May 16.

The Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2022

The Bill meant to make suitable provision to determine the taxable turnover of the TASMAC was sent to the Governor on May 16.

Regarding the pendency of all the university-related Bills, educationist Prince Gajendra Babu said that the Governor was not aware of the ‘spirit behind the constitution’. “Neither does he know the value of the constitution, nor the pain that the makers of the constitution underwent to draft it. He has the least regard for the Indian Constitution. People should understand that he is making the entire legislative procedures infructuous, which means parliamentary democracy becomes meaningless. According to the Indian Constitution, people are the ultimate sovereigns, and they pass on the sovereignty to those who they elect through their votes. They vote based on the election manifesto,” he says and adds that the Governor was not allowing the election manifesto of DMK to be implemented.

“BJP state president K Annamalai staged a demonstration asking for the DMK’s election manifesto to be implemented. Rejection of the National Education Policy (NEP), creation of the State Education Policy (SEP), abolition of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) are all election promises, which the Governor is not allowing to be implemented. This is a challenge to the Constitution of India and federal polity,” he said.

Prince Gajendra Babu further added that the implication of this is the Governor’s message to the people, “Whomever you elect, they can do nothing. This is his message and he is making the people lose their faith in their vote. Once they lose this faith, there will be chaos and confusion, which will lead to dictatorship,” he added.

Saravanan Annadurai, spokesperson of DMK, said that the Governor was acting in an illegal manner, especially after what the Supreme Court said (in the AG Perarivalan case). “We don’t know what will make him move. Also, this is clear that the Governor is political. He is using his office for oblique political motives under the diktats of the BJP. The people of Tamil Nadu are watching this and the party will decide how to move forward on the inaction of the Governor,” he said and pointed out that the party had already demanded his ouster.

TNM contacted the AIADMK spokesperson Kovai Sathyan, to ask the party’s side of action regarding the two Bills passed during the AIADMK regime still waiting to be approved. Sathyan said that any Bill passed in assembly goes to the Governor and moves from there on. “We have other legal options if we get a negative remark from the Governor. So AIADMK explores legal options. But DMK puts the peg on the Governor and plays politics. We don’t do that and that is the fundamental difference,” he said. He further pointed out that the Perarivalan release had a foundation which was laid by the AIADMK. Further action on this will be decided by the party high command, he added.

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New state success, No. 1 in country: Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao

New state success, No. 1 in country: Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao

TNN | Jun 3, 2022, 06.19 AM IST

HYDERABAD: On a day when Telangana celebrated its eighth formation day, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao basked in the success of India’s youngest state. Claiming that Telangana has become a role model state for the entire country in implementing welfare schemes, the CM said the state has made giant strides in every sector within a short span of eight years.

“There has been rapid development on economic front and increase in per capita income. We have succeeded in supplying free and quality power 24x7 to all sectors, creating additional irrigation and drinking water, growth in IT and industry and almost in all the sectors,” KCR said.

Listing out various schemes and progress made in various sectors during the formation day celebrations here on Thursday, he said the state has registered unimaginable success which no state in the country could achieve in the last 75 years.

He termed Dalit Bandhu scheme as a social reform movement, which started for the first time in the country.

KCR said with strict financial prudence and perfect planning, the state could increase revenue resources. From 2014 to 2019, with 17. 24% average annual economic growth, Telangana became number one in the countr despite several obstacles and a deadly pandemic.

He also mentioned about the economic survey congratulating Telangana for emerging quickly out of Covid-induced crisis. “In the financial year 2013-14 when Telangana was formed, the state’s GSDP was Rs 5,05,849 crore. By 2021-22, it went up to Rs 11,54,860 crore. The state government is ensuring that every penny is spent in a useful manner and capital expenditure in a planned manner,” he claimed.

He explained in detail on development in agriculture, health, industry, IT, education and other sectors. He said the state government has initiated large-scale appointments recently in various government departments.

“Neellu, nidhulu, niya- makalu (water, funds and appointments) was the slogan for separate Telangana movement. We are getting our funds after formation of the state. We are constructing projects as per our needs. In the last eight years, 1. 33 lakh government jobs have been filled. Now, the state government is filling up another 91,142 government vacancies in one go,” the CM said.

As demands go up, govt runs 325 extra buses from Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus

As demands go up, govt runs 325 extra buses from Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus

TNN | Jun 3, 2022, 06.43 AM IST

CHENNAI: To handle the spurt in demand for government buses, the state transport department has decided to operate 325 additional buses from Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus, Koyambedu this weekend.

Official data shows the department through various state-owned transport corporations operates around 2,000 buses from CMBT, Koyambedu every day and close to one lakh people travel on them. But this seems to be inadequate this week due to two major reasons — continuous muhurthams (days considered auspicious for weddings) and parents returning to their hometowns after summer holidays as schools are all set to reopen next week.

On Wednesday night, there was chaos at CMBT due to a bus shortage. "Passengers, particularly travelling to southern districts of Madurai, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli etc, had to wait for at least two hours to get a bus," said Parthiban, a stranded passenger at CMBT on Wednesday night.

Some of the aggrieved commuters staged a protest as only State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) buses, which collect a higher fare compared to ordinary Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) buses, were operated beyond 9 pm. It took three past midnight for transport authorities to convince the crowd and clear the extra rush.

A senior official at the spot said the sudden surge in demand was unexpected as many, who got to know the status of the train tatkal ticket status late, arrived at CMBT at the last minute.

"Usually, we operate additional buses based on spikes in online ticket reservation. But on Wednesday, there was no such trend as only 5,000 booked tickets till afternoon. However, as a precautionary measure we are operating 325 additional buses this weekend anticipating similar demand," the official said.

On the other hand, private omni buses once again exploited the situation by operating services at twice the usual fare. "No warning seems to stop them from overcharging, and it is happening in the open. The government need not take any special efforts to find out who is fleecing us. All it needs to do is check private online booking sites like Redbus and AbhiBus etc," said K Arun, who paid ₹2,500 for travelling to Madurai this Friday.

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70kg of expired meat seized from Chennai restaurant

TNN | Jun 2, 2022, 08.49 PM IST

CHENNAI: Food safety officials have issued stop sale notices to Yaa Mohaideen restaurant in Chennai’s Vadapalani after seizing more than 70kg of expired meat, including chicken, stored in a freezer. They also seized 30kg of biryani prepared with the same meat.

The officials slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on the restaurant. The restaurant management has been asked to upgrade kitchen and freezer facilities in the next 15 days, undergo training and obtain certificates from NABL before reopening.

On Thursday, food safety officials received a complaint that the restaurant was using stale meat. “When we went there for inspection, we found that meat stored in refrigerators had expired. The temperature at which the meat was stored was also not as per standards,” said Chennai’s designated food safety officer Dr P Satheesh Kumar.

Eating stale meat, even when it is cooked, can make a person sick. Stale meat has a bad odour and a greyish undertone with or without green spots. The meat may also become slimy or sticky.

“When the meat gets old, chefs use additional spices and colours to mask the odour and colour. They cook the food in high heat to kill microbes, but many are heat resistant. Several people may not even realise they are eating stale meat.,” he said.

Restaurants have been given specific guidelines to store meat. “It should be stored at the right time at the right temperature. Some restaurants cut corners to avoid wastage, and this can be harmful,” Dr Satheesh said.

The biryani and meat seized from the hotel will be sent to the food safety lab for analysis. “If the food is found unfit for human consumption, charges will be framed under food safety act,” he said.

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NMC prescribes new rules for AYUSH doctors

NMC prescribes new rules for AYUSH doctors

Medical regulator proposes to bar docs from prescribing treatment in branches of medicine they are not trained in

Published: 30th May 2022 07:43 AM |

By Kavita Bajeli-Datt

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Ayush doctors will no longer be able to prescribe allopathic medicines, if a proposal by the National Medical Commission (NMC) passes muster with the government. India’s apex regulator of medical education and medical professional has recommended barring doctors from prescribing medicines from branches they are not trained in. The proposal is part of the draft of Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulation 2022, released by NMC’s Ethics and Medical Registration Board a few days ago for public consultations.

According to the NMC’s proposal, a person qualified in more than one system of medicine can decide which one to practise. Once licensed to practise modern medicine under NMC Act, the person shall not practise any other system of medicine simultaneously. Short courses in other treatment systems do not qualify a practitioner to practise that branch of medicine, it says.

The proposal runs counter to the government’s push for an integrated system of medicine. Several states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have allowed AYUSH doctors to run primary and community health centres where they can prescribe and dispense allopathic drugs. This is prompted by a shortage of doctors in rural areas.

According to the rural health statistics report for 2020 released by Union Health Ministry , 8,709 AYUSH doctors were posted at 25,140 rural primary health centres and 541 at 5,481 community health centres. However, medical experts have been dead against ‘mixopathy’ and have been pushing for discontinuing the practice which allows AYUSH – Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy – practitioners to prescribe modern medicines.

“There is no unanimity and coherence between states, Central government and within the NMC on this issue. Medical practice is a lawless issue in India,” said Dr Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, a former member of the erstwhile Medical Council of India and dean of Patna-based Aryabhatta Knowledge University.

“The government wants to make Ayurveda a panacea for all ills, which it is not,” he added. The need of the hour was to adopt a realistic policy and not one that promotes quackery, he said, adding that substituting MBBS doctors with AYUSH practitioners was “a remedy worse than the disease”. Dr J A Jayalal, former president of Indian Medical Association, said. “There is a difference between integration and mixing of the two systems.”

Can practise only what a person is trained in

NMC’s proposal says a person qualified in more than one system of medicine can decide which one to practise. Once licensed to practise modern medicine under NMC Act, the person shall not practise any other system of medicine simultaneously.

Tough conditions put by medical regulator

Short courses in other treatment systems do not qualify a practitioner to practise that branch of medicine, the proposal released for public comments by India’s apex regulator of medical education and medical professional says

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Practical difficulties: Forced home from China by Covid, medical grads in a limbo

Practical difficulties: Forced home from China by Covid, medical grads in a limbo

Shradha.Chettri@timesgroup.com

New Delhi : Surya G from Tamil Nadu finished his studies at North Sichuan Medical University in China in 2020. As Covid19 spread, other students and he were brought back. His studies continued online, but without practicals and internship. He has not been able to return due to the Chinese government’s “Zero Covid policy”.

 Though he cleared the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), he has been sitting idle at home. Like him, close to 23,000 students who had joined Chinese medical colleges in 2016, 2017 and 2018 are a worried lot. Demanding that the Indian government make arrangements for such students to conduct their practical/internships, they staged a protest at Jantar Mantar on Sunday. Earlier, too, such students from across the country made several  representations. As their problems were not addressed, they held a protest and hunger strike. “The only thing we are asking for is to make arrangements for our practicals. How can we become doctors without performing practicals or doing internships?” asked Surya. In China, medical studies are of almost six years — five years of study and one year of internship. A large number of students go there as medical studies are cheap. Shashank Srivastava, a 2018 joining batch at Nanjing Medical University, has already missed 2. 5 years of practicals.

“We have not attended even one surgery or pathology class and missed almost 2. 5 years of practicals. Our clinical starts in the third year and we have already missed it,” said the Delhi-based student. The fees at his university is Rs 3. 4 lakh per annum. “Several students also get scholarships upon performing well,” he added. Wearing white coats and carrying stethoscopes, the students protested in the sweltering heat. There were a large number of students from the Northeast and Kerala too. Holding banners of “China FMG students wants justice”, the protest was organised by All India Association of Foreign Medical Students and Parents.

Barani, a fourth-year student of Dali Medical University, said, “In our course, one-third of the studying is practical, which means if everything was normal, we would have been spending 3-4 days in labs. National Medical Commission had allowed online classes due to the pandemic, but they said practical and clinical training was essential once the colleges or universities reopened. Our university cannot do anything because of the Chinese government’s policies.

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Govt withdraws UIDAI’s Aadhaar caution note after flutter

Govt withdraws UIDAI’s Aadhaar caution note after flutter

Pankaj.Doval@timesgroup.com

New Delhi : Aadhaar caught the Centre on the wrong foot over safety concerns after a statement issued by the Bengaluru unit of the Unique Identification Authority of India — the agency that issues the 12-digit unique identity number — created a flutter when it asked people not to share their info with “unlicensed private entities” such as hotels or movie halls as it can be “misused”. As the advisory started creating chatter on social media, the ministry of information technology — the nodal ministry for UIDAI — had to beat a hasty retreat, reassuring there are enough safeguards and protection within the Aadhaar system, and asking people to continue to share the unique ID number, but after exercising “normal prudence”.

“In view of the possibility of the misinterpretation of the press release, the same stands withdrawn with immediate effect,” the IT ministry said, uncharacteristically issuing the clarification on Sunday. Over the last few years, Aadhaar has become the most trusted identity proof with hospitals, hotels and employers insisting on its photocopies, though it is “voluntary”. Most individuals have been sharing photocopies, with some noticing they have been misused in documents. In case of several agencies, devices for biometric authentication were never deployed with UIDAI pushing the use of QR codes embedded in Aadhaar cards. › Safety fears, P 9 The use of Aadhaar photocopies has created safety fears Two days ago, UIDAI Bengaluru office issued a press release under the heading ‘Caution’, asking people to be careful when giving out Aadhaar for certain verification processes. “Do not share (a) photocopy of your Aadhaar with any organization because it can be misused.

Alternatively, please use a masked Aadhaar which displays only the last 4 digits of your Aadhaar number. It can be downloaded from UIDAI’s official website," it said, further adding, "Only those organisations that have obtained a User License from the UIDAI can use Aadhaar for establishing the identity of a person. Unlicensed private entities like hotels or film halls are not permitted to collect or keep copies of Aadhaar card. It is an offence under the Aadhaar Act 2016. If a private entity demands to see your Aadhaar card, or seeks a photocopy of your Aadhaar card, please verify that they have (a) valid User License from the UIDAI."

While Aadhaar has proved to be safe, the use of photocopies has created safety fears. The UIDAI move to first alert citizens about not sharing Aadhar photocopies and then subsequently retract its statement, has kicked off a row with data security experts, former bureaucrats, activists and political leaders 5/30/22, 7:13 AM about:blank about:blank 2/2 hitting out at UIDAI. “In the initial release, the UIDAI admitted to long pending concerns with Aadhaar, which were debated and proven in the court. UIDAI always insisted they have improved Aadhaar’s security by bringing in virtual ID, masked Aadhaar numbers, but has never promoted them enough,” Kodali Srinivas, a data security expert, said.

“This release accepting privacy and security concerns with Aadhaar has been withdrawn again, because the Government doesn’t want people to distrust and stop using Aadhaar.” French security researcher Baptiste Robert, who exposed several Aadhaar leaks in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, said that four years ago he had warned about the issues with the Aadhaar.

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Most individuals have been sharing the photocopies, with some noticing that they have been misused in their loan and other documents. In case several agencies, devices for biometric authentication were never deployed with UIDAI pushing the use of QR codes embedded in Aadhaar cards. Two days ago, UIDAI’s Bangalore regional office issued a press release under the heading ‘Caution’, asking people to be careful when giving out Aadhaar for certain verification processes.

“Do not share (a) photocopy of your Aadhaar with any organization because it can be misused. Alternatively, please use a masked Aadhaar which displays only the last 4 digits of your Aadhaar number. It can be downloaded from UIDAI’s official website,” it said. UIDAI caution note causes flutter, junked New Delhi : Aadhaar caught the government on the wrong foot over safety concerns after a statement issued by the Bangalore unit of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) – the agency that issues the 12-digit unique identity number – created a flutter when it asked people not to share their info with “unlicensed private entities” such as hotels or movie halls as it can be “misused”.

As the advisory started creating chatter on social media, the IT ministry – the nodal ministry for UIDAI – had to beat a hasty retreat, reassuring there are enough safeguards and protection within the Aadhaar system, and asking people to continue to share the unique ID number, but after exercising “normal prudence”. “In view of the possibility of the misinterpretation of the press release, the same stands withdrawn with immediate effect,” the IT ministry said, uncharacteristically issuing the clarification on Sunday. Over the last few years, Aadhaar has become the most trusted identity proof with hospitals, hotels and employers insisting on Aadhaar photocopies, although it is "voluntary".

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Govt, private MBBS interns demand parity in stipend

Govt, private MBBS interns demand parity in stipend

While government medical colleges (GMCs) are paying a monthly stipend of ₹11,000 to their MBBS interns, several private medical institutes are not doing the same Recently, the NMC released a circular directing all medical institutes to not charge internship fees from Indian as well as foreign medical graduates 

Published on May 24, 2022 07:13 PM IST

By Shreya Bhandary

Mumbai The much-awaited orientation for the recently graduated MBBS students is taking place across medical institutes in the state. However, the difference in stipend being offered by these institutes to the interns has once again raised objections.

While government medical colleges (GMCs) are paying a monthly stipend of ₹11,000 to their MBBS interns, several private medical institutes are not doing the same.

“Internships are compulsory for all. While our fellow students in GMCs are paid a stipend, our institute has clarified that no stipend will be paid, which is unfair,” said a student of a Jalgaon-based private medical college. He added that at their orientation to the internship programme, the college said that stipend will not be paid.

In the early 2019, the Medical Council of India (dissolved later that year and renamed National Medical Commission) had released a public notice clarifying that all MBBS students pursuing the compulsory rotating internship at the institute where their MBBS course was completed will be paid stipend at par with the interns at GMCs. This notice, however, was not converted to a gazette until MCI was dissolved, leaving the rule only on paper.

Recently, the NMC released a circular directing all medical institutes to not charge internship fees from Indian as well as foreign medical graduates (FMG). While it mentions that colleges should pay a stipend, no mention of the amount has been made.

“This is leading to more confusion. Some colleges in the state like Palghar’s Vedanta Medical College have decided to pay only ₹5,000 as monthly stipend, whereas Pune-based Kashibai Navale Medical College has decided to cover lodging and boarding costs for students. There is no uniformity in place,” said another student.

Calls to Vedanta Medical College as well as Kashibai Navale Medical College have gone unanswered.

A senior official at DMER said they have received some complaints and are looking into the matter. In the meantime, parents and students have started approaching central government authorities to raise their concern.

“Either the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) or the NMC need to release a clear statement about the status of stipend for MBBS interns. Without such an official notice, many students in private medical colleges will end up working without any stipend for the next one year. Even the Fee Regulating Authority (FRA) can get involved because they give fee approval taking into account stipends for medical interns,” said Brijesh Sutaria, parent of an MBBS intern.

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HC seeks AMC’s reply over plea for change in child’s birth certificate

HC seeks AMC’s reply over plea for change in child’s birth certificate

Adoptive Father Wants His Name To Replace Biological Father’s Name

 TIMES NEWS NETWORK Ahmedabad : The Gujarat high court on Thursday ordered the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to reply to a petition against the civic body’s reluctance to change the name of a child in his birth certificate. The plea was filed by the child’s adoptive father who wants the name of the child’s biological father to be replaced with his in the certificate. 

The petitioner, a resident of Ranip, approached the HC because he was facing problems getting the child admitted to a school with his name as the father. The child’s mother had contracted a second marriage with him after her divorce with the first husband. The petitioner had adopted her child and an adoption deed was prepared and duly registered with a sub-registrar’s office. On March 3, the petitioner applied to the AMC to make changes in the child’s birth certificate by replacing the biological father’s name with his. 

On March 24, he got a reply from the civic body that he would require an order from a competent court to make the correction in the birth certificate. He approached the high court through advocate Bakul Panchal, and the court issued a notice to the AMC. In response to the notice, AMC’s counsel submitted that the adoptive father had withdrawn his application on March 21. 

This led the peti- tioner’s lawyer to raise a question on AMC’s order of rejecting the application on merit. He asserted that a valid and registered adoption deed is the only requirement for such correction in birth certificate, but AMC was unnecessarily insistent on the court’s order. Upon hearing these arguments, Justice V D Nanavati asked the civic body to file a reply to the petition on June 6.

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NEET -UG 2022