Rajasthan Medical College Teachers' Association Continues Protest Against Lateral Entry of Non-Teaching Doctors

Rajasthan Medical College Teachers' Association (RMCTA) is continuing its protest against the government's decision to bring in non-teaching doctors as medical faculty through lateral entry. The protesters, who have been demonstrating for 11 consecutive days, claim that the government has artificially created a shortage of medical faculty by halting regular promotions in six medical colleges in Jaipur, Ajmer, Kota, Udaipur, Jodhpur, and Bikaner. If promotions were granted as per NMC rules, no positions would remain vacant, an RMCTA official alleged.

Key Takeaways:

• The Rajasthan Medical College Teachers' Association (RMCTA) has been protesting for 11 consecutive days against the government's decision to introduce lateral entry of non-teaching doctors as medical faculty.
• The protesters claim that the government has artificially created a shortage of medical faculty by halting regular promotions in six medical colleges in Jaipur, Ajmer, Kota, Udaipur, Jodhpur, and Bikaner.
• An RMCTA official alleged that if promotions were granted as per NMC rules, no positions would remain vacant.
• Teachers accused the government of rendering Rajasthan Public Service Commission inactive and appointing unqualified members due to political ambitions, leading to increased corruption and halted recruitments.
• The protesters announced a massive rally on September 23, 2023 (Note: date corrected to 2023, as provided in the source), on which work will be halted, and doctors from all institutions, including SMS Medical College, Gangori, Mahila Chikitsalaya, Zenana, Kanwatia, and JK Lon hospitals, including the Psychiatry Center, will participate.
• The government will be fully responsible for any inconvenience caused to patients, as it continues to ignore the demands and warnings issued by doctors, RMCTA said.
• The RMCTA's hunger strike entered its third day, with faculty boycotting work for two hours in the morning.
• Teachers expressed their sensitivity to patients' suffering, but said the government's "obstinacy" and lack of communication forced them to protest.
• The RMCTA warned that if the situation does not improve, protests will intensify, and they may resort to collective resignations and boycotting teaching activities, such as classes and exam-related duties.

Statistics:

• 11: consecutive days of protest by the Rajasthan Medical College Teachers' Association (RMCTA)
• 6: number of medical colleges in Jaipur, Ajmer, Kota, Udaipur, Jodhpur, and Bikaner where regular promotions were halted
• 3: number of days of the RMCTA's hunger strike
• 2: hours of work boycotted by faculty in the morning
• 1: massive rally announced by RMCTA on September 23, 2023, on which work will be halted

Sources:

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