Doctors can’t escape rural service, says Minister
There is no escaping the mandatory one year rural
service for candidates completing MBBS and postgraduate medical courses,
with the State government issuing a final notification of the Karnataka
Compulsory Service Training by Candidates Completed Medical Course Act,
2012.
Medical Education Minister Sharanprakash Patil told
The Hindu
on Sunday that the notification had come into immediate effect.
He
said that all medical students who complete MBBS course in the State
would have to compulsorily out in one year service in rural areas to
qualify for MBBS certificates. “If anybody violates this provision, not
only would they become ineligible to get their certificates, but would
also have to pay a fine of Rs. 30 lakh to the government as per the
provisions of the new Act”.
Dr. Patil said that if a
student gets admission to the PG course immediately on completion of
MBBS, he or she would be given concession to finish the course, but
would have to put in the mandatory service as soon as it is over.
The
Minister said that all those posted in the rural service would be paid
salaries on par with government doctors. The recurring expenditure due
to enlistment of services of these doctors would be Rs. 300 crore, and
on an average 5,000 MBBS doctors, 2,000 postgraduate doctors and 100
super-specialists would be available yearly to improve health services
in rural areas.
If
anybody violates this provision, they will not be eligible to get their
certificates and will have to pay a fine of Rs. 30 lakh to the
government
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