Additional MBBS seats: hospital deans to meet officials in Chennai

MCI had identified shortcomings in infrastructure and faculty in the colleges

The Deans of four government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu will meet top Health Department officials in Chennai on Wednesday to discuss the measures needed to comply with the Medical Council of India (MCI) norms to increase the MBBS seats in their colleges.

Official sources told The Hindu here on Monday that the Deans will put forth the additional infrastructure and the staff needed for increasing the seats.

The four colleges are: the Coimbatore Medical College, which has sought an increase from 150 to 250 seats, Kanyakumari Government Medical College (from 100 to 150 seats), Tirunelveli Government Medical College (from 150 to 250 seats) and Madurai Medical College (from 155 to 250 seats).

The total capacity addition proposed in these colleges is 345 seats.

Seats

The maximum number of seats permitted for a medical college in India is 250. Now, there are only two medical colleges in Tamil Nadu that have 250 seats each. They are the Madras Medical College and Stanley Medical College, officials said.

Lacunae

Teams from MCI had already visited the four colleges earlier this year. However, they identified several lacunae in the colleges and turned down their proposal to increase the seats.

The CMC came in for severe criticism from MCI assessors, which almost resulted in the college losing recognition for even the existing MBBS seats.

Following this, the State and Central Governments sanctioned Rs. 451.60 crore to four Government medical colleges.

The Coimbatore Medical College will receive Rs. 120 crore to take up development and expansion works.

Infrastructure

Hospital officials said that the requirements of CMC spanned three major categories — infrastructure, equipment and staff.

The college required additional lecture halls, laboratories, staff quarters and a new academic block.

The existing buildings were originally designed for 100 students and later altered to accommodate another 50.

Faculty

Further, the college also needed to create new posts including 12 professors, 18 associate professors, 10 assistant professors and 12 tutors besides 73 senior residents and 9 junior residents.

Officials expressed hope that all these works can be completed within a couple of years after which the college can begin offering the additional seats.





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பயமுறுத்தும் மக்கள் தொகை உயர்வு

இந்தியாவின் வளர்ச்சி விகிதம் சீனாவைவிட அதிகமாக இருக்கிறது. இதேநிலையில், அடுத்த ஆண்டு சீனாவைவிட, இந்தியா வளர்ச்சி மிகுந்த நாடாகிவிடும் என்று உலக வங்கி, சர்வதேச நிதியமெல்லாம் அறிவிக்கும்போது, இந்திய மக்களின் மனம் மகிழ்ச்சியால் துள்ளுகிறது. உள்நாட்டின் நிதி நிலைமை சீராகும் வகையில் கடந்த 2 மாதங்களாக சேவை வரி, தூய்மை எரிசக்தி வரி போன்ற மறைமுக வரி வசூல் அபரிமிதமாக உயர்ந்து இருக்கிறது. கைவினைப்பொருட்களின் ஏற்றுமதி கடந்த ஆண்டைவிட இருமடங்கு உயர்ந்து இருக்கிறது என்பதுபோல தகவல்களும் புதிய நம்பிக்கையை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளன. ஆனால், இந்த முன்னேற்றங்களின் பலனை அடையமுடியாமல் தடுக்கும், காலை கீழே இழுக்கும் மற்றொரு அதிர்ச்சித்தரக்கூடிய தகவலும் வெளிவந்துள்ளது.

கடந்த சனிக்கிழமை மாலை 5 மணி நிலவரப்படி, இந்தியாவின் மக்கள் தொகை 127 கோடியே 42 லட்சத்து 39 ஆயிரத்து 769 ஆகும். அதாவது, உலக மக்கள் தொகையில் 17.25 சதவீதம் இந்தியாவில்தான் இருக்கிறது. மக்கள் தொகை ஆண்டுக்கு 1.6 சதவீதம் உயர்ந்துகொண்டே போகிறது. தற்போது மக்கள் தொகையில் 2–வது இடத்தில் இந்தியா இருக்கிறது. முதல் இடத்தில் இருக்கும் சீனாவின் மக்கள் தொகை 139 கோடியாகும். ஆனால், இந்தியாவில் இப்போது மக்கள் தொகை உயர்ந்துகொண்டு இருக்கும் வேகத்தில் போய்க்கொண்டிருந்தால், 2050–ம் ஆண்டு 163 கோடி மக்கள் தொகையோடு சீனாவை பின்னுக்கு தள்ளிவிட்டு இந்தியா முதல் இடத்தை பிடித்துவிடும். 2011–ம் ஆண்டு மக்கள் தொகை கணக்கெடுப்பின்போது இந்தியாவில் 121 கோடி மக்கள் தொகை இருந்தது. அப்போது அமெரிக்கா, பிரேசில், பாகிஸ்தான், வங்காளதேசம், ஜப்பான் ஆகிய நாடுகளின் மக்கள் தொகையை கூட்டினால் வரும் மொத்த ஜனத்தொகையோடு இந்தியாவின் ஜனத்தொகை சரிசமமாக இருந்தது. அந்தநேரத்தில், தமிழ்நாட்டின் மக்கள் தொகை 7 கோடியே 21 லட்சமாகும்.

மக்கள் தொகை பெருக்கத்தால் சீனாவில் மாவோ காலத்தில் பஞ்சம், பசி தலைவிரித்தாடியது. 1980 ஜனவரியில் ஒரு குடும்பத்துக்கு ஒரு குழந்தை என்ற சட்டம் அமலுக்கு வந்தபிறகு இன்றுவரை 40 கோடி மக்கள் தொகை உயர்வு தடுக்கப்பட்டதாக அதிகாரப்பூர்வ தகவல் கூறப்படுகிறது. ஒரு குழந்தைக்குமேல் பெற்றால் அரசின் எந்த சலுகையும் கிடைக்காது. இப்போது சில நிபந்தனைகள் அடிப்படையில் 2 குழந்தைகள்வரை தளர்த்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இந்தியாவிலும் மக்கள் தொகையை கட்டுப்படுத்த தீவிர நடவடிக்கைகளை துணிச்சலுடன் எடுக்கவேண்டிய காலம் வந்துவிட்டது. இங்கு சிறு வயதில் திருமணம், குடும்பக்கட்டுப்பாடு என்றால் அறுவை சிகிச்சை மட்டுமே தீர்வு என்ற எண்ணம் கிராமப்புறங்களில் நிலவுகிறது என்று பல காரணங்கள் சொல்லப்பட்டாலும், அதிக குழந்தைகள் பெற்றால் அவர்களை வளர்த்து ஆளாக்குவது என்பது மிகப்பெரிய பொறுப்பு, அந்த சுமையை நம்மால் தாங்கமுடியுமா? என்ற பயம் ஏழை பெற்றோர்களுக்குக்கூட இல்லாமல் இருப்பதற்கு, ஓட்டுக்காக அரசுகள் அறிவித்த இலவசங்கள்தான் காரணம். கருவுற்றதில் இருந்து ஒரு குழந்தை பிறந்து, வளர்ந்து ஆளாகி, சுடுகாட்டுக்கு போகிறவரை எல்லாமே ஓசியாக கிடைத்துவிடுவதால், அதிக குழந்தைகள் பெறுவது ஒரு பாரமாக யாருக்கும் தெரியவில்லை. தேசிய நலன்கருதி, அனைத்து அரசியல் கட்சிகளும் ஒரே அணியில் நின்று மக்கள் தொகையை கட்டுப்படுத்த என்னென்ன நடவடிக்கைகள் எடுக்கவேண்டுமோ? அவற்றையெல்லாம் உடனடியாக செய்யவேண்டும். குடும்பநலத்துறையின் வேகம் போதாது. குடும்பநல திட்டங்களை கடைக்கோடி மக்களிடமும் கொண்டுசெல்லவேண்டும்.

MCI raps Telangana over stipend collection from medicos

HYDERABAD: The Medical Council of India (MCI) pulled up the Telangana state government over a controversial government order issued earlier this year in May, allowing private medical colleges to collect stipend worth Rs 50 crore from post graduate medicos.

The apex medical council swung into action after a string of complaints poured in from different quarters over illegal collection of stipend from medicos. In a strongly worded letter, MCI's post graduate committee secretary Reena Nayyar, asked the director of medical education in Telangana to respond immediately on what grounds it permitted private medical colleges to violate regulations and asked money from students, instead of paying them the mandatory stipend.

"The private medical colleges seem to have misled the state government to allow them to collect Rs 50 crore of stipends from around 625 PG medicos for their entire three-year period of study through a GO. The state must immediately cancel this GO," said Dr K Ramesh Reddy, MCI member and one of the several complainants, who brought the issue to the notice of the MCI last month.

In fact, several other individuals, independent medicos and representatives of Telangana Junior Doctors' Association (TJUDA) too have dragged both the state and private medical colleges in Telangana before MCI.

However, when TOI sought comments on the stipend imbroglio that the medicos in private colleges are facing, some of the senior officials from the Telangana health and medical education department defended the controversial GO No 35, while others just played safe. "Though the government has allowed private medical colleges to collect stipend from students and pay back the same to them later on, we have not in any way interfered with MCI's regulation. The state is within its rights to issue such an order," said Gopal Reddy, deputy secretary, health department, Telangana.

On the other hand, Dr M Ramani, the D.ME, Telangana, played it safe saying that she was not aware about the circumstances behind the GO, when it was issued in May, as she took charge in June.

However, TJUDA state president Dr G Srinivas and independent medicos like Dr P Rajesh, a first year MS surgery student in Guntur Medical College, not only differed with the state officials' version but have gone on to lodge a complaint against private medical colleges with MCI. "Last month, my private medical college in Karimnagar forcibly collected first installment of my total stipend Rs 2.5 lakh when I reported before the college, days before I got a seat in a government medical college," said Rajesh, who too has lodged a complaint with MCI now.

Narrating the woes of the 1,800 odd PG medicos studying in 15 private medical colleges in Telangana, TJUDA state president G Srinivas said the state government must withdraw the controversial GO. "Last month, these 15 colleges collected around Rs 5.5 crore from PG medicos as the first quarter stipend but we don't know how they are going to pay back the same later," he said.

So, what's the rule position on stipend for medicos?

Under Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, the MCI states: The post graduate students of the institutions which are located in various states / union territories shall be paid remuneration at par with the remuneration being paid to the post graduate students of state government medical institutions / central government medical Institutions. The average monthly stipend paid to a PG medico in a state-run medical college is about Rs 22,000.

Meanwhile, when contacted, C Laxmi Narsimha Rao, convenor of Telangana private medical colleges, acknowledged that private medical colleges were collecting stipends from medicos only to pay them back later and totally defended the GO.

"We (private medical colleges) do not have money to pay stipend to our medicos as we rarely generate revenue from hospitals attached to our medical colleges. This is due to the fact that we charge subsidised fees for both out-patient and In-patient treatments," he said, adding that for six years, the government did not hike tuition fees of medical courses in the state.

NAAC directs colleges to make Self Study Report public

Indore : The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has made it mandatory for all the colleges and institutions to make their Self Study Report (SSR) public before submitting the Letter of Intent.

In the revised timeline and procedure of assessment and accreditation for the colleges, NAAC has directed to upload the SSR report on the website before submitting the Letter of Intent.

Earlier, it was not mandatory for the colleges to publish the report before getting the accreditation. In its new guidelines, it is also mentioned that LOI will be processed by NAAC and the decision in this regard shall be communicated within 15 days.

Besides, Institutional Eligibility for Quality Assessment (IEQA) should be submitted within the one week of acceptance of LOI and they will have to submit the SSR within two weeks of the acceptance of LOI/IEQA.

After getting the receipt of SSR, NAAC will decide the dates of visit and constitute the teams to visit the institutions within three weeks and the inspection should be completed in one month. National Assessment and Accreditation Council also cautioned the colleges to reject the assessment application if they found any deficiency in the LOI and the colleges will have to resubmit it along with the registration charges again.

MCI casual while dealing with students, patients: HC

NAGPUR: The Medical Council of India (MCI) again came under the firing line of Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court for the second time in two weeks, following its negative report about Chandrapur Government Medical College (GMC).

"We're at pains to observe that MCI indulges in causal approach while dealing with the lives of hundreds of students and thousands of needy patients," a division bench comprising Justice Bhushan Gavai and Justice Indira Jain tersely observed, while directing the union health ministry to fill up 100 MBBS seats of the GMC before September 30, and adjourning hearing by four weeks. TOI has highlighted the issue since last two days in detail.

The apex body for medical education had given negative recommendation about the GMC to union ministry stating that it lacked basic criteria of 300 beds without conducting reinspection. The court flayed MCI while stating that it could have reviewed the case by visiting its premises after being directed by the ministry. "The MCI members, while sitting in Delhi, came to the conclusion that it lacked 300 beds. We're not aware whether its members are possessing some supernatural powers for physically verifying number of beds at Chandrapur from a distance of over 1,000km," the judges said.

They noted that part of Chandrapur and entire Gadchiroli are in backward area and occupied by tribals. "On account of coal mines, thermal power station and other industries, Chandrapur is one of the most polluted cities. If state makes an attempt to provide advanced medical facilities in backward area, it is on account of callous attitude on MCI's part the poor citizens are deprived of medical college facilities."

Citing GMC and IGGMC in Nagpur, the judges pointed out that they not only cater to needs of poor citizens in Vidarbha but also Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. "Establishing medical college doesn't only benefits students, but services of expert doctors are also made available to that area, thereby providing medical help to poor strata of the society," the judges observed.

The court reminded MCI of its efforts to reduce 50 seats of IGGMC and GMCs at Akola and Yavatmal. "When court passed some orders in these cases, the MCI was gracious enough to challenge them before the Supreme Court. It was on account of apex court orders MCI was not successful in its attempt to reduce 150 MBBS seats from this backward region."

The judges also criticized ministry for relying on MCI's recommendations despite the fact the applicant was state and not the college. "Irrespective of MCI's negative recommendation for reducing seats at Akola, the ministry didn't accept recommendation and as per our orders granted renewal to 150 MBBS seats.

We would have appreciated the ministry if it would have repeated same action in present case. However, it appears that ministry got carried away by incorrect information given by MCI that reverification was done," the court stated.

என் நட்பு, எனக்கு வேண்டிய பதிவுகள்: ஃபேஸ்புக் புதிய வசதி

ஒவ்வொரு முறையும் ஃபேஸ்புக்குக்குள் நுழையும்போது, உங்களுக்குப் பிடித்தமானவர்கள் மற்றும் சிறப்பாக இயங்குபவர்களின் பதிவுகளை முதலில் பார்க்கும் வசதியை ஃபேஸ்புக் அறிமுகப்படுத்தி இருக்கிறது.

நீங்கள் என்ன பார்க்க விரும்புகிறீர்களோ, அதையே முதலில் பார்க்கும் வசதியை இன்று (வியாழன்) முதல் தொடங்கியிருக்கிறது ஃபேஸ்புக்.

யாருடைய பதிவுகளைத் தவறவிடக் கூடாது அல்லது முதலில் பார்க்க வேண்டும், படிக்க வேண்டும் என்று விரும்புகிறீர்களோ அவர்களுடைய புரொஃபைலுக்குச் செல்லுங்கள். அதில் "following" என்று குறிப்பிட்டுள்ள பெட்டியைத் திறந்து "see first" என்ற ஆப்ஷனை க்ளிக் செய்யுங்கள்.

இதேபோல், நீங்கள் ஏற்கெனவே விரும்பிய ஃபேஸ்புக் பக்கங்களுக்குச் சென்று, 'Liked' என்ற பெட்டியைத் திறந்து "see first" என்ற ஆப்ஷனை க்ளிக் செய்யுங்கள்.

இதையடுத்து, ஒவ்வொரு முறை நீங்கள் ஃபேஸ்புக்குக்குள் நுழையும்போதும், உங்கள் விருப்பமான பதிவுகள்தான் உங்களது நியூஸ் ஃபீடில் முதலில் வந்து அணிவகுக்கும்.

இதன் மூலம் தேவையில்லாத தகவல்கள், நெடுநாட்களாக மறந்தே போன நண்பர்களின் பதிவுகள், சலிப்பை ஏற்படுத்தும் செய்திகளில் இருந்து தப்பித்துக்கொள்ளலாம்.

இதன் மூலம் பிடித்த நண்பர்களின் பதிவுகள், புகைப்படங்கள் மற்றும் வீடியோக்களுக்கு முக்கியத்துவம் கொடுக்கமுடியும். இது, புது வகையிலான 'களையெடுப்பு' என்றும் நெட்டிசன்களால் கருதப்படுகிறது.

KIMS willing to re-admit students under NRI quota

Following the High Court order on Tuesday that directed the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), to pay a compensation of Rs one crore each to the three students who were illegally admitted to the MBBS cou­rse, Dr Appaji Gowda, president of Rajya Vokkaligara Sangha that manages KIMS, said the college was ready to re-admit them to the fir­s­t year under the NRI (non-resident Indian) quota.

“No eligibility criteria is required except for a candidate to have passed their previous qualifying examination. We are, in any case, not getting enough students through the NRI quota. However, there are some conditions the students will have to follow. For example, a relative staying outside the country has to issue a sponsorship letter stating that he/she is sponsoring the education of the candidate,” he said.

He said the Supreme Court had fixed a fees of around US$60,000 to US$65,000 for the entire course. “This year, we have got the nod for 150 seats. However, we will forgo three seats to accommodate these three students.”

Gowda said he had communicated the same to the parents and the candidates “were getting ready to get admitted”. They are, however, yet to take a decision.

Gowda said the MCI had allowed the intake of 150 seats last year, which was why the institute had admitted the three students. However, a communication was received soon after that the intake was reduced to 120 without any valid reason.

“We approached the Supreme Court, which agreed to restore the seats with a rider that 30 seats would go to the CET pool and not under the management quota. There was also a special counselling for the enhanced seats for many colleges,” he said.

When asked about the hefty donations paid by the students, especially the case of Ruthvik who allegedly paid 47 lakh to two directors of the Sangha, while also giving Rs 65 lakh towards the VS Hospital Fund, Dr Gowda feigned ignorance. “I have no knowledge of other payments except for the Rs 65 lakh,” he said.

The High Court had given the liberty to the candidate to press civil or criminal action on this matter.