Maha may end grants to medicos unwilling for govt service bonds

Violating the bond may cost Rs 50,000 - Rs 2 Crore to the students

PTI | September 26, 2011



Taking a serious view of the reluctance shown by medicos in Maharashtra to join government medical services for a year after their graduation, the health department is considering a proposal to stop financial assistance to those students who dont want to fulfil the bond.

"The government spends nearly Rs 30-40 lakh on each student and it is expected that they commit themselves to serve in government medical service especially in rural areas for a year. If they do not wish to serve in rural areas in government service, they should pay the full fees like in private colleges," health department officials said.

If they violate the bond, Rs 50,000- Rs two crore can be recovered from them. The penalty amount varies for diploma, graduate and post-graduate medical courses, they said.

It has been noticed that students neither pay the bond amount nor join the stipulated one-year government service bond.

In a bid to ensure co-ordination, health department held regular meetings with Medical education ministry for the three months since June this year to increase the number of students in the bonded placement.

About 275 students were given placements in the first week of September as per their area of interest and were asked to join duty by September 22. However, only 91 students including 44 MBBS reported for duty. And after the health department complained to the Medical education department, more 200 students reported for work.

The total vacancies this year in the bonded placement was over 400. Sources said chief minister Prithviraj Chavan will soon convene a meeting to discuss the issue.

Comments

 

Other News

India reaffirms commitment to climate multilateralism

India has reaffirmed its commitment to climate multilateralism and the principles of Equity and Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC), calling for a fair, equitable and ambitious outcome at the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framewo

How the mind can help the body heal itself

Why do some people recover from illness against all odds? Can our beliefs, emotions and consciousness influence the body’s ability to heal? Drawing on over three decades of experience in medicine, research and medical innovation, internationally trained ophthalmologist and author Dr Dinesh Verma ex

1,364 anti-cancer formulations to cost less from today

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has capped trade margins on the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of 137 anti-cancer drugs. This was based on the recommendations of an Expert Committee constitute

Who checks the books?

I read about the news about the Coimbatore library over coffee this morning. On the face of it, the headline was about a political ‘war’ between the DMK and TVK. But what stayed with me was something much more important than the blame game behind what had transpired. A writer walking through

Development paradox: Falling poverty miracle and an inequality problem

India’s reduction in poverty over the past decade is a development achievement of considerable significance. The World Bank’s April 2026 ‘India Development Update’ estimates that the share of Indians living below the international extreme-poverty line of $3.00 per person per day i

In Arunachal, a river we call mother

In Arunachal Pradesh, the Siang is not just a river. For many of us, especially the Adi people, it is part of our family. Our grandparents fished in it. Children learned to swim in it. Our farms drink from it. When someone says a huge dam will be built on it, we do not hear the word "project".

Upcoming Conferences



-->

Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter