Lok Sabha Question No. 1961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Ragging in Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1961 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH JULY, 2021

## ' RAGGING IN MEDICAL COLLEGES ' 1961. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

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

- (a)whether the Government is aware of the inhuman behaviour and brutal deaths of the medi students in medical colleges and other medical institutions due to alleged ragging;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the complaints received in this regard during years, medical colleges/institution/year - wise as on date;
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to check alleged ragging in v medical col leges and medical institutions in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR )

- (a)& ( b):The details of the complaints pertaining to alleged ragging received by theerstwhile M edical Council of India (M CI) and the National Medical Commission ( NMC ) in the last five years is enclosed as Annexure.
- (c)& (d): The following steps have been taken by the Government / NMC to curb the menace of ragging in medical colleges:
- i . The erstwhile MCI with the prior approval of Central Government, notified the Medi Council of India (Prevention and Prohibition of Ragging in Medical Colleges/Institutions) Regulati ons, 2009.These R egulationsseek toprovide for elimination of ragging in all its forms from medical colleges/institutions in the count preventing its occurrence and punishing those who indulge in ragging through provisions of these Regulations and a lso of appropriate law in force .
- ii . The e rstwhile MCI and the NMC senda circular every year toall the medical colleges for furnishing  information  with  regard  to cons itution  of  anti - ragging  committee  in  the college, details of the cases of ragging reported and action taken thereo n.
- iii . The  colleges  are  also  asked  to  p rovid e specific  information  on anti - r agging in the ir admission brochures /prospectus /booklets .
- iv . Also,  the  colleges  are  advised  regarding  i nstallation  of  CCTV  Cameras  in  all  the vulnerable places of colleges, hospital and hostels and placement of a nti - r aggingposters and hoarding in different parts of medical colleges / hostels.
- v. The colleges are also advised to ensure s ubmission of online und ertaking by each student and every parent in an online portal of University Grant Commission.
- vi . The  NMC has  also createda portal  where  students  can  register  their  complaints pertaining to ragging.

College, Kolkata

## Status of Ragging cases received year-wise. Ragging cases (2016-17)

## ANNEXURE

| S.No 1.   | Name of the College                                               | Complaint Received from                                                                        | Details of the complaint Ragging by seniors.   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|           | North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling                          | Tapajit Das, Mainak Ghosh, and Deepan Roy, 3 rd semester students. Vide Email dated 17/11/2016 |                                                |
| 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.        | BankuraSammilani 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. vide Email dated 10.04.2017                                             | Ragging by seniors                             |
| 9.        | Maharani Lakshmibai Medical College, Jhansi.                      | `Dr. ParvatKashinathKhade vide Letter dated Nil                                                | Ragging by seniors                             |
| 10.       | Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli                          | Parents of first year students Vide Letter dated Nil                                           | Ragging by seniors                             |
| 11.       | UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Saifai, Etawah | Mr. SabhajitPrajapati 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                                         | Miss AniruddhaMaity                                                                            | Ragging by seniors                             |

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Vide Email dated 24.07.2017

## Ragging cases (2017-18)

vide letter dated nil

|   S.No. | Name of the College                                                                                                      | Complaint Received from                                                    | Details of the Complaint Ragging by Seniors.   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam Medical College, Silchar                                                           | Shri K.S. Rao vide email dated 19/8/17.                                    |                                                |
|       2 | 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 | MahamayaRajkiyaAlopathic 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                                                                                          | Shri RaciMohanty vide Email 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 ParamahansasriOmkardas Email dated 17.09.2017                         | Ragging by Seniors.                            |
|       9 | Sri Ram MurtiSmarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly - Regarding ragging of Ananya Dixit daughter of Anadi Dixit. | Shri Anadi Dixit, Dr. R.P. Singhal, Shri Ajit Singh vide letter dated nil. | Suicide / Death case due to ragging            |
|      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                                                                           | Newspaper Clipping dated 24.10.2017                                        | Suicide / Death case due to Ragging            |
|      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 MurtiSmarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly                                                             | Shri Manoj Kumar father of Mr. Yash Kumar vide letter dated nil            | Suicide / Death case due to Ragging            |
|      16 | Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh                                                                                         | All victims of Boys Hostel                                                 |                                                |

Ragging by Seniors.

Shri  Ram  MurtiSmarak  Institute  of

Shri Anil Kumar Agarwal, Faridabad vide letter dated 06.04.2018

|   17. | Medical Sciences, Bareilly                                         | vide letter dated 16.11.2017                                              |                     |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|    18 | Darbhanga Medical College,Lehriasarai                              | 2016 batch of students dated 04.12.2017                                   | Ragging by Seniors. |
|    19 | Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati           | Shri N. Subba RaoLetter 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 letter 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 of Psychiatry, Ranchi                            | Received from UGC letter dated 02.02.2018.                                | Ragging by Seniors. |
|    24 | U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences &Research, Saifai, Etwah. | Mr. VikasSaroj, MBBS student of 2017 batch Vide letter dated 19.02.2018   | Ragging by Seniors. |
|    25 | S.N. Medical College, Agra                                         | MBBS Students                                                             |                     |

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Ragging by Seniors.

Ragging by Seniors.

## Ragging cases (2018-19)

|   S.No. | Name of the College                                                                                   | Complaint Received from                                                       | Details of the Complaint Ragging by Seniors.   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad                                                             | Parents of First Year MBBS student vide letter dated 30.08.2018.              |                                                |
|       2 | Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College, Kolenchery                                          | Mr. Aaron Augustine, MBBS student of 2016 batch vide letter dated 07.09.2018. | Ragging by Seniors.                            |
|       3 | MahamayaRajkiya Allopathic Medical College, Faizabad MGMMedical College, Jamshedpur                   | Mr. Sanjay Chauhan vide letter dated 06.08.2018                               | Ragging by Seniors.                            |
|       4 |                                                                                                       | 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 by Seniors.                            |
|       6 | KarpagaVinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kanchipuram SCB Medical College, Cuttack. | Ist year MBBS students vide letter dated 23.09.2018                           | Ragging by Seniors.                            |
|       7 |                                                                                                       | Parents of MBBS students vide letter dated Nil                                | Ragging by Seniors.                            |
|       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    | Ragging by Seniors.                            |
|      10 | Shri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry. Rama Medical College, Kanpur.       | Parents of 1 st year students vide letter dated Nil                           | Ragging by Seniors.                            |
|      11 |                                                                                                       | Mr. Reetesh Arora father of Mr. Toshan Arora vide letter 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                                        | Himanshukumar vide Email dated                                                | Ragging by Seniors.                            |

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1.07.2019

Sciences, Mangalore.

## Ragging cases (2019-20)

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

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vide letter dated 26.11.2019.

Chennai

## Ragging cases (2020-21)

|   S.No. | Name of the College                                                   | Complaint Received from    | Details of the complaint Ragging by Seniors      |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Government Medical College, NMDC, Jagalpur                            | NhibtasktaMeranaamleaknaho |                                                  |
|       2 | KalpanaChawala Govt. Medical College, Karnal                          | Kinjal Shah                | Ragging by Seniors                               |
|       3 | Malda Medical College & Hospital, Malda                               | Manish Mandal              | Ragging by Seniors                               |
|       4 | Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh    | Sandeep Yadav              | Ragging by Departmental staff                    |
|       5 | ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Haldi, PurbaMidanpore | SuryajayBetal              | Ragging by Seniors                               |
|       6 | U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences &Research, Etawah            | Shreshtha Aggarwal         | Ragging by Departmental staff                    |
|       7 | U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences &Research, Etawah            | Dhananjay Kumar            | Ragging by Departmental staff                    |
|       8 | Darbhanga Medical College, Lehriasarai                                | Abhishek Maurya            | Ragging by Seniors                               |
|       9 | Government Medical College, Aurangabad                                | Anamika K.                 | Ragging by Departmental staff                    |
|      10 | Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi                               | Surendra Singh Jhala       | Ragging by Departmental staff Ragging by Seniors |
|      11 | ESI-PGIMSR ESI Hospital,                                              | Balasubramanian Arul       |                                                  |

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