NEET-PG 2021: IMA Writes To Health Minister, Demands Fast-Track Court For Expediting Counselling

The IMA's Junior Doctors Network has written to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya demanding fast-tracking of the court hearing to expedite NEET-PG 2021 counselling.

The IMA's Junior Doctors Network has written to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya demanding fast-tracking of the court hearing to expedite NEET-PG 2021 counselling, while extending solidarity with resident doctors protesting outside Nirman Bhawan for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.

Resident doctors of various hospitals in Delhi protested in front of the Nirman Bhawan over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling, affecting patient care services at the three Centre-run and some of the Delhi government-run hospitals as part of the nationwide agitation called by the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA).

"In the face of the imminent third wave of COVID-19 and one third of the remaining resident workforce, we have been left with no choice but to intensify the ongoing strike to push further our demands. We stand in solidarity, and participate with resident doctors all over the country who are protesting against the delay in NEET PG counselling, including withdrawal from all services, and protesting today (20th December 2021) at Nirmal Bhavan," the IMA's Junior Doctors Network said in the letter written on Monday.

"For the due optimisation of lives of the patients, the overburdened junior residents and around 50,000 doctors who've been waiting to be deployed in their earned PG seats amid repeated deferment and hazy policies, we demand the fast tracking of court hearing to necessarily expedite NEET PG counselling," it stated.