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Chhattisgarh Medical Graduates Face Harship Amid Delayed Postings Under Bond Service Rule

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Around 450 medical graduates and postgraduates from state-run medical colleges in Chhattisgarh are facing financial hardship and difficulties in preparing for postgraduate medical entrance examinations due to delayed postings under the state's bond service rule. The delay has also restricted their ability to seek employment in private healthcare facilities as their original mark sheets are withheld by their respective medical colleges until the bond is fulfilled or the penalty is paid. The Chhattisgarh Doctors' Federation has now resolved to approach the Chhattisgarh High Court-Bilaspur seeking relief from this impasse.

Key Takeaways:

  • A total of 450 medical graduates and postgraduates from state-run medical colleges in Chhattisgarh are facing hardship due to delayed postings under the state's bond service rule.
  • The delay has resulted in financial difficulties and hindered the ability to prepare for postgraduate medical entrance examinations.
  • The bond conditions restrict them from seeking employment in private healthcare facilities as their original mark sheets are withheld until the bond is fulfilled or the penalty is paid.
  • Dr Heera Singh Lodhi, Executive of the Chhattisgarh Doctors' Federation, expressed concern over the government and health department's delay in posting doctors as part of the service bond.
  • Dr Rishi Sharma, a postgraduate in Orthopaedics, lamented the unnecessary delay in posting after completing PG courses six months back.
  • The Chhattisgarh Doctors' Federation has resolved to approach the Chhattisgarh High Court-Bilaspur seeking relief from the impasse.
  • Similar issues are surfacing in neighboring states, with nearly 500 postgraduate medical practitioners in Bihar reportedly planning to move the Patna High Court next week.

Statistics:

  • 450 medical graduates and postgraduates in Chhattisgarh are facing hardhip due to delayed postings.
  • 25 lakh (INR 2.5 million) is the penalty for MBBS graduates who fail to comply with the bond rule.
  • 50 lakh (INR 5 million) is the penalty for postgraduates who fail to comply with the bond rule.
  • Over 500 postgraduate medical practitioners in Bihar are reportedly planning to move the Patna High Court next week due to delays in the execution of their three-year mandatory service bond with the Bihar government.

Sources:

  • The Hitavada
  • Contify.com

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