NEET PG counselling delay: IMA seeks PM Modi's intervention in resolving issue
NEET PG Counselling 2021: IMA had written to health minister demanding fast-tracking of the court hearing to expedite the process.
Test your knowledge, identify weak areas, and boost your confidence for NEET PG – all for free!
Try Now
Press Trust of India | December 23, 2021 | 10:21 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the strike of resident doctors against the delay in NEET PG 2021 counselling, the Indian Medical Association on Thursday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in resolving the crisis and augmenting manpower to face a possible third wave of Covid infections.
NEET PG 2025: Syllabus | Complete Guide | Mock Test | Sample Papers
Don't miss: NEET PG One on One Counselling and Admission Guidance
The doctors' body warned that if the issue is not resolved at the earliest, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) will be "forced to adopt direct democratic participation along with the resident doctors ".
Also Read | NMC invites applications for MD Psychiatry, MD Geriatrics; list of medical colleges here
The NEET-PG exam was held in September. Due to legal impediments, the counselling is withheld resulting in a shortage of 45,000 doctors in the frontline, the IMA said.
"As the NEET-PG exam was not held in January 2021, the aggressive second wave was handled by limited manpower of doctors and resulted in the loss of more than 2,000 noble professional souls in the Covid war. "At that time 1,60,000 doctors were appearing for the exams and waiting for the examination to be held relentlessly for the eight months, without involving in the Covid care," the IMA said in a statement. Now, in view of the impending third wave, if this PG counselling is not held, then with the limited manpower it will be too difficult to handle the third wave of Covid infections, it said.
Also Read | NEET Counselling 2021: MBBS, BDS admission process begins in these states
The IMA appealed to the prime minister to personally intervene in the matter. "The resident doctors are raising the genuine demands and till now it is not properly resolved. IMA demands the issues of reservation policy which is the prerogative of the government shall not be mixed with the schedule of the counselling and the larger decisions of that reservation shall be taken at an appropriate time on successive counselling.
"On behalf of the 3.5 lakh doctors of this country, we express our moral support to the resident doctors who are fighting for the rights and herewith request the Health Ministry to resolve this matter quickly with the compassionate advice and intervention of the prime minister to restore normalcy, lest the IMA will be forced to adopt direct democratic participation along with the resident doctors."
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- Diploma engineers get a second shot at BTech, thanks to AICTE’s revived programme for working professionals
- JEE, NEET, CUET coaching centres: Assam, Rajasthan have framed laws, but will they work?
- Hindi BTech: Students with low JEE Main ranks, English-medium background are filling up seats
- NEET UG 2025: Aadhaar verification chaos on NTA portal leaves MBBS aspirants anxious days before exam
- Pharma colleges will be ranked, rated by QCI; Pharmacy Council announces collaboration
- Delhi School Fee Hike: How govt plans to check private schools with new bill and why it’s ‘complicated’
- Is the PMRF creating unequal fellows in India’s elite research institutions?
- Funding crisis, dismal placements, gender disparity: Is the IIIT experiment failing?
- KJ Somaiya teaches beyond engineering syllabus, tries to bridge the tech gap: School of Engineering dean
- Beyond Engineering: Why BTech students are rushing to enrol in short-term online courses