Lok Sabha Question No. 1738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-25
Subject: Irregularities in Medical Institution
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA, BHOLA SINGH, RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD, P. C. MOHAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1738 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## IRREGULARITIES IN ME DICAL INSTITUTION

## 1738. SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD: DR. BHOLA SINGH: PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD: SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

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

- (a) whether the Medical Council of India has recently issued notice/circular cautioning students to check the status of medical colleges before seeking admission, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the cases of violation of rules/guidelines of Medical Council of India by various medical colleges have been reported to the Government, if so, the details thereof and corr ective measurestaken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether private medical colleges are charging arbitrary capitation fees after implementation of NEET in the country, if so, the details thereof indicating complaints received during the last thre e years and action taken thereon along with corrective measures taken by the Government to checksuch practices;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to unveil a rating system for medical institutions to help the students, if so, the details thereof and ac tion taken in this direction; and
- (e) the extent to which the said system is likely to be helpful for students?

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

## (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): Since  it  had  come  to  the  notice  of the  Medical  Council  of  India  (MCI)  that  a  few institutes  are  offering  courses  that  have  not  been  accorded  permission  by  the  C Government as statutorily required under section 10 A of the Indian Medical Council Act, MCI issued a public notice o n 28.09.2016 advising students/ parents/ general public to check t status of the medical Colleges before taking admission in any of the Medical Colleges/ C in Modern Medicine.
- (b): Permission  for  starting  of  medical  college/yearly  renewal  permissi on  is  given  by  the Central  Government  on  the  recommendation  made  by  Medical  Council  of  India  (MCI)  after assessment of infrastructure and other facilities. If any Medical College fails to meet t standards, the MCI recommends to the Central Gover nment not to issue letter of permission / renewal  permission  to  such  medical  colleges  for  that  academic  year.  Further,  under Establishment of Medical College Regulation, 1999, a medical college can be debarred for years if found using fake/forged d ocuments during inspections conducted by MCI.

(c) : The fee structure of private medical colleges is decided by a Committee set up b respective State Government under the chairmanship of a retired High Court judge in purs of  the  directions  of the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  of  India.  It  is  for  the  Committee  to  decide whether  the  fee  proposed  by  an  institute  is  justified  and  the  fee  fixed  by  the  Comm binding on the Institute.

(d)  & (e) : : The Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of the Vice - Chairman, NITI Ayog to examine the legal provisions and modalities of working of the Medical Council of suggested  a  draft  National  Medical  Commission  Bill  which,  among  other  things,  provide for Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) to determine the process of Assessment and Rating of Medical Educational Institutions as per laid down standards.