Health minister warns Telangana pvt medical colleges over ghost faculty
Hyderabad: Health minister
Damodar Raja Narasimha
on Monday warned of serious action against '
ghost faculty
' in private medical colleges in the state. Noting that doctors of Telangana have a good reputation globally, he stated that such actions would lead to the deterioration of the standards of medical education in the state.
He was speaking at a review meeting with the management, deans, and principals of private medical colleges in the presence of senior department officials.
"If the quality standards in medical education decline, it will endanger the lives of the people. The govt will be very strict in this matter. We will take strict action against colleges that do not comply with the quality standards," the minister said.
Asking the officials concerned to pay stipends on time, the minister warned of strict action against colleges if they harass students in the name of additional fee or advance payment.
Moreover, he said that provisions of the Clinical Establishment Act must be followed in teaching hospitals affiliated with colleges. He assured colleges that the issues raised by them regarding NMC regulations would be brought to its attention with an approach to resolve them soon.
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