Live Updates in hindi: five medical colleges of dhanbad jharkhand may be fined for lack of resources
Shortage of faculty in all departments of colleges
According to the report of NMC, out of 20 departments of PMCH Dhanbad alone, 19 departments lack faculty. Whereas, there is a shortage of faculty in all 20 departments in the medical colleges of Jamshedpur, Dumka, Palamu & Hazaribagh. According to NMC, Dumka Medical College has only 41 faculty. Whereas, there are 71 faculty in Palamu, 78 in Hazaribagh, 133 in Jamshedpur and 141 faculty in Dhanbad. Which also includes professors, associate professors, assistant professors, tutors and senior residents. Talking about professors, there are 09-09 professors working in Jamshedpur and Dhanbad, 07 in Hazaribagh, 06 in Dumka and only 04 professors in Palamu.
- Not enough bodies available for testing students
- Colleges allowed to admit 100-100 seats
These colleges may once again be fined for the deficiencies prevailing in the five medical colleges of the state government (Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Dumka, Palamu and Hazaribagh). The Undergraduate Medical Education Board of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has given permission to these colleges to admit 100-100 seats on 28 June after the assurance given in the discussion with the Additional Chief Secretary of the department Ajay Kumar Singh and Director Medical Education, but a condition has been imposed on it.
In the last session, all five medical colleges were fined
Conditional permission for admission was also given in the session 2024-25 regarding the deficiencies prevailing in the colleges. But when deficiencies were not the fulfilled, NMC imposed a fine on all the 5 medical colleges. As per the provision of NMC, if the deficiencies are not fulfilled, NMC can issue a warning with instructions to improve/compliance. Can reduce seats, stop admission, as well as impose a fine of up to one crore. Let us tell you that for the first time in the year 2019, admission was allowed on 100 seats in Dumka, Palamu and Hazaribagh Medical Colleges. But, in 2020, admission was banned in all the three medical colleges citing deficiencies in faculty as well as other resources.
- Faculty MSR
- As per 2023
- Professors 15
- Associate Professors 20
- Assistant Professors 18
- Senior Residents 65
- Tutors/Demonstrators 45
The NMC has said that whatever deficiencies have been found in the medical colleges, they will have to be completed in four months. That is, from July to October, along with the deficiencies of faculty in medical colleges, other deficiencies will also have to be completed. The NMC has clearly stated that after four months, all the said medical colleges will be reviewed. If the deficiencies persist even at that time, then strict action will be initiated under the rules or regulations of Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulation (MSMER), 2023. If the college / institute is not satisfied with the decision of the board, it can appeal before the commission till 28 August.
Talking about the shortcomings, the license of MGM, Jamshedpur's blood bank is expired since 15 October 2008 and Dumka Medical College's blood bank license is expired since 12 May 2018. Not only this, in Dumka, Palamu, Hazaribagh and Jamshedpur, sufficient number of dead bodies are not available for the studies of MBBS students. Dhanbad and Jamshedpur do not even have MRI. Apart from this, there is also a lack of clinical investigation, cytopathology, histopathology etc.
