92 doctors fail to honour State quota bond
SHILLONG: Assembly Speaker Abu Taher Mondal has urged the State Government to take stringent action against erring doctors who do not return to the State to serve here after having completed their MBBS course under the State quota.
The Assembly Speaker made his remarks after Health and Family Welfare Minister AL Hek revealed during the Question Hour in the Assembly on Friday that there are a large number of candidates who had pursued their MBBS degree under the State quota but failed to honour the State quota bond after completing their studies.
“I hope the Government will follow up on the matter,” Mondal said.
Earlier, Hek informed that 92 doctors under the State had failed to report to the department after completing their MBBS course.
“This is a very sorry state of affairs especially when the State is having huge shortage of doctors to serve in the various health centres and hospitals,” Health and Family Welfare Minister said.
About 14 out of 42 doctors who were from the 2003-04 batch failed to serve the State. 16 in 2004-05, 17 in 2005-06, 23 in 2006-07 and 22 in 2007-08 adds to the list, he said while informing that the 2008-09 and 2010-11 batches are yet to complete their studies.
Meanwhile, Hek informed that the total number of doctors posted in each PHC/CHC depends upon the availability of manpower.
Earlier, Nongkrem legislator Ardent Basaiawmoit questioned the steps being taken against those government doctors who practiced in their own private clinics. In reply, Hek said that there is no provision for disallowing them and that the government is not paying any practice allowances to them.
