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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
71 WB medical colleges issued notice in 2 years over faculty, infra issues: Government in RS
. NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued show cause notice to 71 medical colleges, both govt and private, in West Bengal after finding them to be deficient with respect to faculty, infrastructure and other clinical parameters, the govt told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. In a written reply to a parliament question, minister of state in the health ministry, Anupriya Patel said 34 medical colleges - govt & Private – were issued show cause notices in the academic year 2024-25 and 37 others (govt & private) were issued notices in the academic year 2025-26. Accordingly, for the academic year 2024-25, as per the nature of deficiencies, monetary penalties were also imposed on these colleges and for the academic year 2025-26, based on the compliance reports submitted by these colleges, conditional renewal of MBBS seats have been granted, Patel said. She added that Sanjiban Hospital and medical college in West Bengal has been cited for operating without the necessary approval from the NMC and that an advisory note was issued in the matter on May 19. Further, she added, Post Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of NMC also while scrutinizing the recognition/ renewal of recognition applications for the year 2022 had observed deficiencies primarily relating to the faculty, infrastructure and penalized some colleges by reducing the number of seats for academic year 2024-25 under the provisions of Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations, 2023 (MSMER-2023) and erstwhile Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, (PGMER-2000). by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like TV providers are furious: this gadget gives you access to all channels Techno Mag Learn More Undo The minister of state in the health ministry said that Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of NMC has also issued alert to all concerned stakeholders against unauthorized medical colleges operating in the country without requisite approvals from NMC and misleading students and parents by claiming recognition and offering admissions in medical courses that are not legally sanctioned.
Time of India
20-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
NMC again threatens action against medical colleges not paying stipend
Representative image National Medical Commission (NMC) has yet again issued a public notice threatening to take action against medical colleges that do not pay stipends to interns and resident doctors. With no evidence of any action being taken after similar threats in 2023 and 2024, it remains to be seen whether change in chairman of the commission leads to action this time. Three months back, NMC had threatened to impose Rs 50,000 as penalty on medical colleges which save several crores of rupees every year by not paying stipend. NMC's regulations stipulate that all medical colleges have to pay interns and resident doctors stipend equivalent to what state govt medical colleges are paying. Just three days before the latest public notice dated July 11, NMC had issued another notice shifting the responsibility of addressing grievances of medical students to medical colleges, universities and directorates of medical education of the respective states. Yet, it is now threatening to take action including imposition of financial penalties, withdrawal of course recognition and suspension of admissions. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Young Woman Lives in a Shed, Slams Viewers With The Interior Tips and Tricks Undo The latest notice reminded medical colleges that, in keeping with SC order of April 29, all private and deemed universities must disclose detailed information regarding tuition fees, hostel charges, caution deposits and all miscellaneous charges at pre-counselling stage. Citing another order of SC in 2022 and the commission's own regulations, it said payment of stipend was mandatory. NMC threatened that non-compliance would attract action under Establishment of Medical Institutions, Assessment and Rating Regulations, 2023, Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations, 2023, and Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023. It added that these measures to ensure payment of stipend and for disclosure of various kinds of fees well before counselling were 'a part of NMC's commitment to fostering fair, ethical and transparent practices in medical education across the country'. In April 2023, NMC did a survey among medical college students on stipend being paid to them. An RTI query to NMC revealed the survey showed that over 60 colleges were not paying stipend, while about 50 were paying less than Rs 5,000 a month. In Aug 2023, NMC issued 'an advisory' to all colleges regarding payment of stipend. With SC cracking down on NMC regarding non-payment of stipend, in Nov 2024, the commission issued show cause notices to 198 medical colleges for failing to submit stipend payment data. NMC has written to colleges threatening 'strict action' in Aug 2023, Nov 2024 and now on July 11, 2025. Yet, there is no record of any action being taken against any college for non-payment of stipend till now.
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
National Medical Commission again threatens action on med colleges not paying stipend
National Medical Commission logo The National Medical Commission has yet again issued a public notice threatening to take action against medical colleges that do not pay stipends to interns and resident doctors. With no evidence of any action being taken after similar threats in 2023 and 2024, it remains to be seen whether the change in the chairman of the commission leads to action this time. Three months back, the NMC had threatened to impose Rs 50,000 as penalty on medical colleges which save several crores of rupees every year by not paying stipend. NMC's regulations stipulate that all medical colleges have to pay interns and resident doctors stipend equivalent to what state government medical colleges are paying. Just three days before the latest public notice dated July 11, the NMC had issued another notice shifting the responsibility of addressing grievances of medical students to medical colleges, universities and directorates of medical education of the respective states. Yet, the commission itself is now threatening to take action including imposition of financial penalties, withdrawal of course recognition and suspension of admissions. The latest notice reminded medical colleges that, in keeping with the Supreme Court's order of April 29, all private and deemed universities must disclose detailed information regarding tuition fees, hostel charges, caution deposits and all miscellaneous charges at the pre-counselling stage. Citing another order of the Supreme Court in 2022 and the commission's own regulations, it said the payment of stipend was mandatory. The NMC threatened that non-compliance would attract action under the establishment of Medical Institutions, Assessment and Rating Regulations, 2023, Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations, 2023 and Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023. It added that these measures to ensure payment of stipend and for disclosure of various kinds of fees well before counselling were 'a part of NMC's commitment to fostering fair, ethical and transparent practices in medical education across the country'. In April 2023, NMC did a survey among medical college students on stipend being paid to them. An RTI query to NMC revealed that the survey showed that more than 60 colleges were not paying stipend, while about 50 were paying less than Rs 5,000 a month. In August 2023, NMC issued 'an advisory' to all colleges regarding payment of stipend. With the Supreme Court cracking down on the NMC regarding non-payment of stipend, in November 2024, the commission issued show cause notices to 198 medical colleges for failing to submit stipend payment data. NMC has written to colleges threatening 'strict action' in August 2023, November 2024 and now on July 11, 2025. Yet, there is no record of any action being taken against any college for non-payment of stipend till now.
New Indian Express
13-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
NMC U-turn over pending stipends to interns, PG doctors
NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has, yet again, taken a U-turn over the issue of medical colleges and institutions not paying stipends to their interns and postgraduate scholars. In the latest notice issued July 11, the statutory body that regulates medical education, professionals, and research in India, said all medical institutions must submit the complete course-wise fee structure and details regarding stipend payment to MBBS interns, junior residents and senior residents, etc. The notice warned that non-compliance will result in the issuance of show-cause notices, financial penalties, withdrawal of course recognition, and suspension of admissions. The latest directions come four days after NMC put the onus first on colleges, and then the universities they are affiliated with, and finally the state for addressing the grievances of its students regarding various challenges they are facing, including the stipend issue. This newspaper has done a series of stories on the issue, one of the major demands of interns and PG students and also taken up by various resident doctors' associations. The NMC notice, which contradicted itself in just four days on the issue, comes in the wake of the suspension of 64 MBBS interns of Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences, a private medical college in Telangana, for a week following protests by the students over the non-payment of government-mandated stipends. Speaking with this paper, Kerala-based RTI activist, Dr K V Babu, described the latest notice as 'mere eyewash.' 'NMC has repeatedly responded to my RTI, stating that the responsibility to take action is with the state authorities. A public notice issued on July 8 put the onus on the college, the university and the state. The NMC lists 60 government and private medical colleges that have not paid their interns and PGs stipends. Fifty medical colleges have paid a nominal stipend only. What is it doing with that data?' 'The NMC had issued a similar warning in November 2024. But no action was taken against the erring medical colleges. What is the purpose of reissuing the same public notice? Instead, the NMC should take action under the Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations (MSME), 2023,' Dr Babu said.
Time of India
09-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
NMC pushes onus of addressing medical student grievances onto colleges, universities and directorates
AI image NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission has through a public notice pushed grievance redressal onto medical colleges, universities and directorates of medical education of the respective states. The commission, which is the regulator of medical education, will no longer address grievances faced by approximately seven lakh students studying undergraduate or postgraduate courses in over 700 colleges directly under its control, at least at the initial stage. Calling it 'a structured mechanism at 3 levels' the commission has asked that if complaints are unresolved at the three levels 'the same may be escalated to the NMC for necessary resolution'. A majority of complaints by doctors under training are against the medical college and the NMC Act gives the commission the power to take action. The Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations, 2023 says that if the NMC board 'has reason to believe that a medical institution has failed to comply with any statutory provision, regulations framed thereunder or has not complied with the Minimum Standards of Requirements as prescribed by their respective Boards, or has conducted themselves in any manner which is not in accordance with the goals of medical education and practice, the Board shall either penalize the medical college or medical institution and /or conduct further enquiry into such act and wherever needed provide an opportunity to rectify the same'. Unlike medical colleges, which come directly under the NMC, the commission has no jurisdiction over universities or directorates of medical education, and hence its public notice is only an advisory to these two entities. It has only 'suggested to form grievance redressal committees' at all three levels consisting of senior functionaries The kind of complaints listed in the notice include 'charging of excess fee, delay in payment of stipend or non-payment of stipend, ragging/harassment, internship related issues, faculty or college staff related issues, disciplinary matters, health and safety concerns, academic issues viz. curriculum, attendance, teaching methods, examinations, assessment, etc.'. Most of these would be against the college or its management. From imposing monetary penalty and stopping admission to reducing the number of students a college can admit or withdrawing accreditation, the NMC alone has the punitive powers to take action against medical colleges. Ophthalmologist and RTI activist Dr K V Babu said, 'Now NMC is asking the interns to address the grievances at the college/University/DME level. Internship is for a period of twelve months only. By the time interns utilise all these avenues, the twelve months period will be over. By the notification on 8th July 2025, the NMC is shirking the responsibility for non-payment of stipends, though they have their own data about non-payment of stipends by 60 medical colleges and 50 medical colleges paying only nominal stipends. NMC can take action against the erring medical colleges under MSME regulations 2023.'
