Fresh rift in Chhattisgarh over medicos rural stint
The Hindu
MLAs fear Health Minister Singhdeo’s move to reduce period could hurt services in poorer districts
A proposed reduction in the mandatory rural service for medical students passing out of Chhattisgarh’s medical colleges could again create friction between Health Minister T.S. Singhdeo and Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
On December 9, the Health Minister had tweeted that his department is considering reducing the mandatory rural service period for undergraduate (MBBS) and post-graduate medical students from the present two years to one year.
The move is contemplated because of strong opposition from the Doctors’ Association to strict conditions including signing a bond amount of ₹25 lakhs (₹20 lakhs for students under reserved category) for MBBS students and ₹50 lakhs (₹40 lakhs for reserved category) for PG students if they opt out of the mandatory rural posting.