CM warns action against erring doctors
Doctors seeking admission in PG courses in State
should furnish bank guarantees, suggests Gogoi
By Our Staff Reporter
Guwahati, June 25: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has taken a serious view of non-fulfillment of the commitments made by Post Graduate doctors prior to their admission in the medical colleges of the State.
As per the Assam Medical Colleges (Regulations of Admission into PG Course) 2006, a doctor after completion of his/her PG course has to serve under the State government for a minimum period of 10 years in any State Government service in the health and allied sector including NHM.
In case of any breach of terms and conditions, defaulting doctors are liable to pay an amount of Rs 20 lakh as compensation to the Government of Assam on account of its expenses borne for training doctors in pursuing their Post Graduate course. In case of failure to pay compensation, the Government of Assam is at liberty to file money suit and to take any other legal action against the defaulting doctors.
It may be mentioned that PG doctors sign an agreement with these terms and conditions at the time of admission in PG courses.
"It is unfortute and ucceptable that 244 doctors who passed out in the year 2014 are not working in the State government /NHM and have violated the terms and conditions," said the Chief Minister.
As the general public visiting government health institutions are being deprived of the services of PG doctors in spite of investment of public money on them by the State government, Chief Minister Gogoi has expressed serious concern over the non fulfillment of legal and moral commitment by these doctors. He said that public money spent on the education of these doctors would not be allowed to go waste.
The Chief Minister has directed the Health and Family Welfare Department to immediately initiate strict legal action against defaulting PG doctors for violation of the terms and conditions of agreement. Gogoi further said that such cases of violation would also be taken up with the Medical Council of India.
The Chief Minister has further suggested measures to prevent such willful neglect of responsibilities by some doctors and said that bank guarantee of sufficient amount will have to be furnished by doctors seeking admission in PG courses in the medical colleges of the State. Chief Minister Gogoi also instructed the Director of Medical Education, Assam to be more vigilant in such matters and to take necessary follow-up action to bring violators of the agreement to book.