Lok Sabha Question No. 2226 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Migration of Doctors and Nurses
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2226 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## MIGRATION OF DOCTORS AND NURSES

## 2226. SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN: SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

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

- (a) whether the Medical Council of India (MCI) has issued Good Standing Certificates (GSCs) to doctors going to work in hospital abroad;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether this procedure is mandatory, if so, the details thereof along with the number of such certificates issued by MCI during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to check the brain drain of doctors and nurses?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE )

(a) to (c): Yes, on the basis of the request of the doctor concerned who is registered wi Medical Council of India/State Medical Council, the Medical Council of India issues cert of Good Standing to the doctor concerned.

In the last three years and curr ent year (till 30.06.2016), the MCI has issued certificate Good Standing as per details below: -

|   S.N. | Years                     |   Good Standing Certificate issued by |
|--------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|      1 | 2013- 14                  |                                  1623 |
|      2 | 2014- 15                  |                                  1551 |
|      3 | 2015- 16                  |                                  1527 |
|      4 | 2016- 17 (upto30.06.2016) |                                   356 |

(d): The following steps have been taken by the Central Government to check brain drain the doctors:

- I. Statement  of  Need  (SON)  Certificates  and  Exceptional  Need Certificates  (ENC)  are issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to Indian doctors to enable th pursue higher medical studies abroad, including the United States of America (US While applying for issuance of these certificates, the appli cant files a Written Assurance with the Government that He/She will return to India upon completion of training i USA.
- II. As  per  extant  guidelines,  No  Obligation  to  Return  to  India  (NORI)  Certificate  i issued to anyone under any circumstances, exc ept in cases where the age of the applicant is over 65 (sixty -five) years on the date of submission of application'.

The following initiatives have been taken by the Central Government for upgrading s and to provide better career progression to nurses.

- I. Faculty Development Programme has been initiated with special focus on PG education.
- II. A  'Continuing  Nursing  Education  Programme'  has  been  started  for  different  areas  of specialization for staff nurses.
- III. A  Nurse  Practitioner's  Course  in  Critical  Ca re  Curriculum  (Post  Graduate - Residency Programme) has been launched to meet the challenges and demand of tertiary health c services in India.