MCI

There is no end to the woes of Indira Gandhi Government Medical College (IGGMC). The medical college is facing loss of 40 medical seats in spite of the best efforts from some citizens and the judiciary.

Official sources in the Rashtrapati Bhavan have informed that President Pratibha Patil on Saturday gave her agreement to an ordinance dissolving the Medical Council of India (MCI). The health ministry had issued an ordinance regarding dissolving the MCI on Friday and it has also been notified by the Union Law Ministry.
 

The Centre is considering amendment in the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 for some time now. The decision is contemplated in the wake of certain exigencies leading to hurdles in management of Medical Council of India. The amended law would empower the government to intervene in any eventuality resulting due to non performance by the president, the vice-president or the secretary of MCI or on grounds of misconduct.

In the wake of the recent corruption case in medical education leading to the arrest of MCI (Medical Council of India) President Ketan Desai, regulation and control over medical education system has become a major concern for the government. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has instructed HRD Ministry to bring medical education under the purview of the proposed National Council for Higher Education and Research (NCHER).

Medical Council of India (MCI) President Ketan Desai was arrested by CBI with his associates on April 22. Dr Ketan Desai who has been the centre of a range of allegations regarding corruption and manipulation from couple of years has been finally arrested by CBI under corruption charges and for misusing of regulatory power.

Considering requirement for increase in seats for post- graduate courses in medical colleges, the health ministry has decided to revise student- teacher ratio from 1:1 to 2:1 in all medical colleges. The ratio has been increased to 2:1 in all 146 medical colleges from the academic year 2010-11. 

In a never before move in India, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has decided to permit private-sector healthcare companies to start their own medical colleges. The decision came in the light of a severe shortage of medical seats in the country.

It seems the Jharkand government has decided to enhance its total intake of medical student in the state. Two more medical colleges, one in Ranchi and another in Bokaro, would soon come up as the state government has granted no-objection certificates to the public sector companies Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for their construction.

When Indian government is applying various reforms in education sector for the development of education, medical education is also not an exception. The Medical Council of India (MCI) has proposed an idea to create a new apex body. The primary purpose behind setting up such body is to improve and develop medical education in India.

A U-turn by India’s apex medical education regulator over the issue of solving the problem of the absence of doctors in villages has raised concerns and voices among the sections of India’s medical community itself. The U-turn by the MCI where it pledges support to a government plan to create rural healthcare providers is baffling many experts and community members alike.