Comments on: Ramadoss Vs Medicos. The Battle goes on!!

By: ryma

ryma — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:17:01 +0000

hello friends,
it is a great myth that govt is giving huge subsidies for medical education.
only 2 deptt, anatomy and pharmacology r d ones which r needed extra for a medical college, rest all deptt which r needed, r also needed for d govt hospitals, and d hospitals govt will hv to build anyway, so d claim is entirely false, (govt is paying for only 2 deptt as far as that concerns medical students, for which it is charging money to us.)so plz dont say that govt is doing any sort of charity to us medicos.

medicos are subject to harrassment from time to time from govt, specially from general category.
sometimes i think that it has become a crime to be a doctor in this country.

By: Abhishek

Abhishek — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 07:27:34 +0000

First of all, the talk about discrimination between private colleges and government run medical colleges is not justified at all. private colleges charge on an average 4-5 lakh rupees per year, easily covering all the expenses made on a medical student, whereas a government colleges charges on an average 40-50K rupees. Now just imagine that the government is paying this huge deficit per student from its own coffers, then naturally they would demand something from the student studying in their colleges. If any one doesn’t want the compulsory rural service, then they are free to opt for a private medical college and pay the exorbitant fees they charge.
By emphasizing on this, I m not supporting the extension of the MBBS course. I do support that the rural stint should be included within the current tenure itself. Also, the reason why government is doing this is that the world bank has pledged 12000 crore to the government if it improves the doctor to people ration in rural areas. And by introducing such a draconian clause in the MBBS course, the government is not trying to improve the rural health scenario, it only wants to cash in on this pledge and further fuel more corruption.

By: Priya

Priya — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:38:57 +0000

Read this article + all comments written you will get the other side of coin why the govt wants only govt students MBBS to be extended
http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=128310

By: Priya

Priya — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:36:35 +0000

Justifying Centre’s move on rural postings, the minister pointed out that medical education in India is highly subsidized at the cost of tax payers money. “The MBBS fee in a government college in Tamil Nadu is Rs 4000 per year while the same in a private college amounts to Rs four lakhs. The tuition fee in AIIMS is Rs 210 per year, while it is Rs 125 in JIPMER.”

“If I ask students to do public service for one year, am I wrong?, he asked.

He also made it clear that the doctors will be paid Rs 8,000 as stipends per month during their postings in rural areas and will be lodged in district hospitals. They will be provided transport and will be placed under district medical officer.

On the marriage offers from young medicos, Dr Ramadoss said in lighter vein, “I will consider their proposals if they serve in rural areas.”

By: ebullient

ebullient — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:28:48 +0000

Hey, Dont use that offensive language for Dr Venugopal. He is one of the best doctor in India. U can criticize him as director if you want but not as a doctor. How can you blame only Venugopal for politics in AIIMS? What will you say about our honourable health minister…….

By: Choqueiqera

Choqueiqera — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:34:14 +0000

Live by the sword, die by it too.

Venugopal is a dirty man who used party, caste and politics for his own benefits.His stint in AIIMS have made it known for all the wrong reasons only.

He deserves the sacking, whatever the motive behind it.

By: Incognito

Incognito — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:38:00 +0000

I would agree with your views. Its a pity that the premier medical institute of the country is being subjected to such politics.