Lok Sabha Question No. 214 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Rural Posting for MBBS Graduates
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 214 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## RURAL POSTING FOR MB BS GRADUATES

## *214.SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes to  introduce  a  condition/norm  for  those willing  to  take  admission  in  Government medical  colleges  that  during  their internship, theywill serve for a minimum of one year in rural and remote areas where there are no medical professionals;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  also proposes  to  make  one  year  rural  posting mandatory for MBBS graduates who seek admissi on in Post Graduate course;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time by which the said norm is likely to be put in force in Government medical colleges?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

( SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)t o (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 214* FOR 9 TH MARCH , 2018

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(a)  &  (b) Graduate  Medical  Education  Regulations,  1997  prescribe  that  ever medicalstudent after passing the final MBBS examination will undergo one ye compulsory  rotating  internship.  Out  of  this  one  year  internship,  6  months devoted to learning tertiary care in teaching hospital/district hospital, 3 secondary care in a small District or Taluka Hospital/Community Health Centre and 3 months in Primary Health Care out of which 2 months should be in Prim Health Programme at the Community level. One month of primary care trainin may  be  in  the  form  of  preceptorship  with a  practicing  family  physician  or voluntary agency or other primary health care provider.

(c) to (e) The issue of compulsory rural posting for the MBBS Graduates see admission in Post Graduate courses has been left to the State Governments wh the principal  employers  of  doctors.  However,  to  encourage  doctors  working remote  and  difficult  areas,  the  MCI  with  the  previous  approval  of  Ce Government, has amended the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 to provide : -

- (i) 50% of the s eats in Post Graduate Diploma Courses shall be reserved for Medical Officers in the Government service, who has served for least three years in remote and difficult areas. After acquiring Diploma,  the  Medical  Officers  shall  serve  for  two  more  yea rs  in remote and/or difficult areas; and
- (ii) Incentive at the rate of 10% of the marks obtained for each yea service in remote or difficult areas as upto the maximum of 30% the  marks  obtained  in  the  entrance  test  for  admissions  in  P Graduate Med ical Courses.

Further, under NHM, financial incentives are also provided to MBBS as w as PG doctors for serving in the rural areas. These incentives are over an the salaries of the doctors concerned. The Central Government has also requ theState/UTs to come up with suitable HR policy in health to attract and doctors in Government services.

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