Lok Sabha Question No. 4274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Ragging in Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4274 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## RAGGING IN MEDICAL C OLLEGES

## 4274. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the inhumane behaviour or brutal death of students in medical colleges and other medical institutes due to alleged ragging;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details thereof  along  with the  complaints  received  in  this  regard medical college/institution/year -wise as on date;
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to check alleged ragging in the medical colleges and institutes; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b): The Government is aware about problems of ragging in the medical colleges. Status of ragging cases received by the Medical Council of India (MCI) in the last five years is enclosed as Annexure- I.
- (c) and (d): To  control  and  check  ragging  in  medical  colleges,  the  following  measures have been taken by the MCI :
1.  Before starting  of  fresh  batch  of  admissions,  circular  are  issued  to  all  the  medical colleges to provide information on the following points:-
- (A) (a) Anti-Ragging    Committee  composition  in  the  college  (  name  of  members  with their telephone numbers and e-mail IDs)
- (c). Number of FIRs lodged, if any.
- (b) Number of Incidences of ragging reported and action taken in hard/soft copy, if any.
- (d). Punishment awarded, if any
- (B) Inclusion of specific information on Anti-Ragging in admission brochures/prospectus/booklets.
- (C)    Installation  of  CCTV  Cameras  in  all  the  vulnerable  places  of  college,  Hospital  and Hostels.
- (D)  Ensuring  submission  of  online  undertaking  by  each  students  &  every  parent  at www.antiragging.in and www.amanmovement.org.
- (E)  Medical colleges to get NAAC accreditation.
- (F) Placing of Anti-Ragging posters and hoardings in different parts of medical college/hostel.
2. MCI has provided a link ( ugc.ac.in/page/videos-Regarding-Ragging.aspx) in their website regarding the Four short films and a documentary film for information and counseling of students  on the ill  effects  of  ragging. Also,  all  the Universities/Institutions  had  been requested by the MCI to show these films regularly to the students during orientation and other programmes.
3.  The MCI has also amended  the 'Medical Council of India (Prevention and prohibition of Ragging  in  Medical  Colleges/Institutions)  Regulations  2009'  to  root  out  ragging  in  all  its forms from medical colleges/institutions in the country.
4.  For the convenience of students/parents, a separate page on Anti - Ragging Information with details of Nodal Officer has been uploaded on the website of the MCI ( Annexure-II )

## ANNEXURE -I

## Status of Ragging cases received yearwise.

## Ragging cases (2019 - 20)

|   Sr. No. | Name of the College                               | Complaint Received from                                                    | Details of the complaint                           |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | U.P Rural Institute Medical Sciences, Etawah      | of Noted through Media in August 2019.                                     | Ragging by Seniors                                 |
|         2 | Chhattisgarh Instt. Of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur | From an anonymous Reporter vide letter dated 13.08.2019.                   | Ragging by Seniors.                                |
|         3 | T.N. Medical College, Mumbai.                     | Dr.Mrs.Asna Z Naqvi received through Central Govt letter dated 28.08.2019. | Suicide by Dr. Payal Tadwi due extreme harassment. |
|         4 | RNT Medical College, Udaipur                      | Shri Alibaba vide dated 30.08.2019.                                        | letter Ragging by seniors through blood donation.  |
|         5 | Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Govt. Medical College   | Dr. Dilip through email dated 23.08.2019.                                  | Ragging by Seniors.                                |
|         6 | Kanachur Institute Medical Sciences, Mangalore.   | of Miss Hermine Siddiqua vide letter dated 26.11.2019 .                    | Ragging by Seniors.                                |

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## Ragging cases (2018 - 19)

|   Sr. No. | Name of the College                       | Complaint Received from                                          | Details of the Complaint   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad | Parents of First Year MBBS student vide letter dated 30.08.2018. | Ragging by Seniors.        |

|   2. | MalankaraOrthodox Syrian Church Medical College, Kolenchery              | Mr. Aaron Augustine, MBBS student of 2016 batch vide letter dated 07.09.2018.   | Ragging by Seniors.   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|    3 | Mahamaya Rajkiya Allopathic Medical College, Faizabad                    | Mr. Sanjay Chauhan vide letter dated 06.08.2018                                 | Ragging by Seniors.   |
|    4 | MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur                                          | Mr. Anand Raj by email dated 01.10.2018                                         | Ragging by Seniors.   |
|    5 | U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Saifai, Etwah       | Mr. Narvind Kumar Singh vide letter dated 25.09.2018.                           | Ragging bySeniors.    |
|    6 | Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kanchipuram | Ist year MBBS students vide letter dated 23.09.2018                             | Ragging by Seniors.   |
|    7 | SCB Medical College, Cuttack.                                            | Parents of MBBS students vide letter dated Nil                                  | Ragging bySeniors.    |
|    8 | Madras Medical College, Chennai                                          | Gurushath J (1 st year MBBS student) Email dated 13.11.2018                     | Ragging by Seniors.   |
|    9 | Institute OF Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi                             | Mr. Vishal Khanna father of Ms. Urvashi Khanna vide Email dated 23.11.2018      | Raggingby Seniors.    |
|   10 | Shri Lakshmi Narayana Institute Medical Sciences, Pondicherry.           | of Parents of 1 st year students vide letter dated Nil                          | Ragging by Seniors.   |
|   11 | Rama Medical College, Kanpur.                                            | Mr. Reetesh Arora father of Mr. Toshan Arora videletter dated 19.03.2019.       | Ragging by Seniors.   |
|   12 | Era Medical College, Lucknow                                             | Pragya Bharti vide letter dated 10.06.2019                                      | Ragging by Seniors.   |

| 13.   | Indira Gandhi institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura, patna   | Himanshu kumar vide Email dated 1.07.2019   | Ragging by Seniors.   |
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## Ragging cases (2017 - 18)

|   Sr. No. | Name of the College                                                 | Complaint Received from                                   | Details of the Complaint   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam                               | Shri K.S. Rao videemail dated 19/8/17.                    | Ragging by Seniors.        |
|         2 | Silchar Medical College, Silchar                                    | Anti Ragging Helpline vide Email dated 26.08.2017.        | Ragging by Seniors.        |
|         3 | Government Medical College, Surat                                   | Anonymous Letter dated 19.08.2017                         | Ragging by Seniors.        |
|         4 | Mahamaya Rajkiya Alopathic Medical College, Ambedkar Nagar,Faizabad | Shri Indresh Patel videEmail dated 4.09.2017.             | Ragging by Seniors.        |
|         5 | Govt. Medical College & Super Facility Hospital, Azamgarh.          | SAVE (Anti- Ragging NGO) vide Email dated 12.09.2017      | Ragging by Seniors.        |
|         6 | MKCG Medical College, Berhampur                                     | ShriRaci Mohanty videEmail dated 17.09.2017               | Ragging by Seniors.        |
|         7 | Agartala Govt. Medical College, Agartala.                           | Shri Paramahansa Sri Omkardas videEmail dated. 17.09.2017 | Ragging by Seniors.        |
|         8 | Tripura Medical College & Dr. BRAM Teaching Hospital, Agartala      | Shri Paramahansa sri Omkardas Email dated 17.09.2017      | Ragging by Seniors.        |

|   9. | Sri Ram Murti Smarak Institute Medical Sciences, Bareilly - Regarding ragging of Ananya Dixit daughter of Anadi Dixit.   | of Shri Anadi Dixit, Dr. Singhal, Shri Ajit Singh videletter dated nil.   | R.P. Suicide / Death case due to   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|   10 | Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pondicherry                                                         | Mr. Maitraei, Puducherry Letter dated 14.10.2017                          | Ragging by Seniors.                |
|   11 | Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, Shimoga                                                                           | News paper Clipping dated 24.10.2017                                      | Suicide / Death case due to        |
|   12 | U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Etwah                                                               | All 1st year MBBS students 2017 batch Vide letter dated 13.10.2017.       | Ragging by Seniors.                |
|   13 | Katihar Medical College &Hospital, Katihar                                                                               | Ragged students vide letter dated nil                                     | Ragging by Seniors.                |
|   14 | Rajshree Medical Research Institute, Bareilly.                                                                           | Smt. Aparna Sen Email letter dated 27.10.2017                             | Ragging by Seniors.                |
|   15 | Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute Medical Sciences, Bareilly                                                               | of Shri Manoj Kumar father of Mr. Yash Kumar vide letter dated nil        | Suicide / Death case due to        |
|   16 | Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh                                                                                         | All victims of Boys vide letter dated nil                                 | Hostel Ragging by Seniors.         |
|   17 | Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute Medical Sciences, Bareilly                                                               | of Shri Anil Kumar Agarwal, Faridabad vide letter dated 16.11.2017        | Ragging by Seniors.                |
|   18 | Darbhanga Medical College,                                                                                               | 2016 batch of students                                                    | dated Ragging by Seniors.          |

|    | Lehriasarai                                                         | 04.12.2017                                                                |                      |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 19 | Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati            | Shri N. Subba Rao Letter dated nil                                        | Ragging by Seniors.  |
| 20 | Govt. Villupuram Medical College, Mandiyambakkam, Tamil Nadu        | 1 st year MBBS students vide letter dated 15.11.2017                      | Ragging by Seniors.  |
| 21 | Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Raipur                       | All Parents/BJP workers Vide etter dated 28.11.2017                       | Ragging by Seniors.  |
| 22 | Guwahati Medical College, Guwahati                                  | Mr. Praveen Kumar received through Central Govt. letter dated 27.12.2017. | Ragging by Seniors.  |
| 23 | Central Institute Psychiatry, Ranchi                                | of Received from UGC letter dated 02.02.2018.                             | Ragging by Seniors.  |
| 24 | U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Saifai, Etwah. | Mr. Vikas Saroj, MBBS student of 2017 batch Vide letter dated 19.02.2018  | R agging by Seniors. |
| 25 | S.N. Medical College, Agra                                          | MBBS Students vide letter dated 06.04.2018                                | Ragging by Seniors.  |

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## Ragging cases (2016 - 17)

|   Sr. No | Name of the College                      | Complaint Received from                                                                        | Details of the complaint   |
|----------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|        1 | North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling | Tapajit Das, Mainak Ghosh, and Deepan Roy, 3 rd semester students. Vide Email dated 17/11/2016 | Ragging by seniors.        |
|        2 | Al- Ameen Medical College, Bijapur       | Shri A. Ramasamy B.A., B.L., Kurnool vide letter dated nil                                     | Ragging by seniors.        |

|   3. | Bhaskar Medical College, Yenkapally                          | Vigil Blower Vide Email dated 20.11.2016                              | Ragging by seniors.         |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|    4 | Institute of Medical Sciences & SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar    | Victims Support Team - Vide Email Dated 04.01.2017                    | Ragging by seniors.         |
|    5 | Nalanda Medical College, Patna                               | News clipping                                                         | Ragging by seniors.         |
|    6 | Maharani Lakshmibai Medical College, Jhansi.                 | Ministry of Human Resource Development. Vide letter dated 11.05.2017. | Ragging by seniors          |
|    7 | Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura                   | Mr. Praveen Yadav, Student Vide Email dated 14.03.2017                | Ragging by seniors          |
|    8 | Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellur       | Anti - Ragging Helpline. Email dated 10.04.2017                       | vide Ragging by seniors     |
|    9 | Maharani Lakshmibai Medical College, Jhansi.                 | `Dr. Parvat Kashinath Khade vide Letter dated                         | Nil Ragging by seniors      |
|   10 | Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli                     | Parents of first year Vide Letter dated Nil                           | students Ragging by seniors |
|   11 | UP Rural Institute Medical Sciences Research, Saifai, Etawah | of & Mr. Sabhajit Prajapati Vide letter dated 15.07.2017              | Ragging by seniors          |
|   12 | Shri Krishna Medical College, Muzaffarpur                    | Miss Deepa Jha and Namita Singh vide Email dated 21.07.2017           | Ragging by seniors          |
|   13 | Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata                   | Miss Aniruddha Maity Vide Email dated 24.07.2017                      | Ragging by seniors          |

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## Ragging cases (2015 - 16)

|   Sr. No | Name of the College                                          | Complaint Received from                                                                           | Details of the complaint      |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata.                    | Received from Antiragging Helpline Gurgaon. Vide Email dated 27.07.2015                           | Ragging by seniors.           |
|        2 | Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varansi                  | Received from Antiragging Helpline Gurgaon. Email dated 08.07.2015                                | Ragging by seniors.           |
|        3 | GSVM Medical College, Kanpur                                 | Received from Antiragging Helpline Gurgaon vide email dated 25.06.2015                            | Ragging by seniors.           |
|        4 | S.N. Medical College, Agra.                                  | Received from Antiragging Helpline Gurgaon. Email dated 24.06.2015                                | Ragging by seniors.           |
|        5 | Darbhanga Medical College, Laheriasarai.                     | DarbhangaMedical College, Laheriasarai.                                                           | Ragging by seniors.           |
|        6 | Govt. Medical College, Nagpur .                              | Shukladhan Suresh Rode vide email dated 23/09/2015.                                               | Ragging by seniors.           |
|        7 | Indira Gandhi Institute Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura, Patna. | of Telephonically received in the Council..                                                       | Ragging by seniors.           |
|        8 | SCB Medical College, Cuttack.                                | Student of SCB Medical College, Cuttack vide email dated 09.07.2015                               | Ragging by seniors.           |
|        9 | Patna Medical College,                                       | Patna PiyushKumar, First year student of Patna Medical College, Patna vide Email dated 18.12.2015 | Ragging by seniors.           |
|       10 | Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi.                  | 2013 batch of Maharani Laxmi Medical College, Jhansi vide dated 30.11.2015.                       | Bai letter Ragging byseniors. |
|       11 | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore.                | Dinesh Arya father of Abhishek Arya,.vide email dated 15.01.2016                                  | Ragging by seniors.           |

|   12. | Grant Govt. Medical College, Mumbai.       | Dr. C. Karthick,. vide Email 25/01/2016.                    | dated Ragging by seniors.   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|    13 | B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad.           | Universities Grants Commission vide Email dated 06.04.2016. | Ragging by seniors.         |
|    14 | Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad   | Grievance vide Email dated 20/12/2015.                      | Ragging by seniors.         |
|    15 | Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata | Ananta Saha, Burdwan vide Email dated 25.08.2016            | Ragging by seniors.         |
|    16 | Govt. Medical College, Haldwani            | Azim Ilyas, Haldwani vide dated 18.08.2016                  | Email Ragging by seniors.   |

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ANNEXURE - II Anti-Ragging Information on Website.

| Anti-Ragging Information   |
|----------------------------|

| Regulatory Body Details                                          | Regulatory Body Details                                                                 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Regulatory Body's Name: Address of the Main                      |                                                                                         |
| Office:                                                          | Medical Council of India Pocket - 14, Sector - 8, Dwarka Phase - 1, New Delhi - 110077. |
| Contact details of the Main Office: (Telephone Number/E-mail ID) | 25367033, 25367035, 25367036 mci@bol.net.in                                             |

www.mciindia.org

Anti-Ragging Helpline Number/E-mail ID:

011-25361262,25367324(Fax), antiragging-mci@nic.in

| Anti-Ragging Committee Nodal Officer   | Anti-Ragging Committee Nodal Officer   | Anti-Ragging Committee Nodal Officer   | Anti-Ragging Committee Nodal Officer       | Anti-Ragging Committee Nodal Officer   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Si. No. 1.                             | Name                                   | Designation                            | Contact Details& Mobile Nos. 011-25367025. | E-mail ID                              |
|                                        | Dr. Reena Nayyar.                      | Additional Secretary&                  |                                            | antiragging- mci@nic.in                |

| Detail of URLs where notifications/circulars have been uploaded   | Detail of URLs where notifications/circulars have been uploaded                              | Detail of URLs where notifications/circulars have been uploaded                                                      |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Si. No.                                                           | URL                                                                                          | Remarks                                                                                                              |
| 1.                                                                | https://mciindia.org/ActivitiWebCli ent/rulesnregulations/preventionofR aggingRegulation2009 | Medical Council of India (Prevention and Prohibition of Ragging in Medical Colleges/Institutions) Regulations, 2009. |

Nodal Officer

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