Apr 17 2008
Teachers join Medicos strike in Maharashtra!
An indefinite strike by medical students and residential doctors of government medical colleges is going in Maharashtra from Tuesday demanding an increase in seats of Post Graduate courses. Teachers and other medicos have also joined the squad to intensify the protest on Thursday.
They are demanding to restore the PG seats to earlier number 653 for 2007, which is declined to 411 by Medical Council of India (MCI) from this year.
The number of PG seats for 2008 has been fixed at 411 and counseling for it began on April 8.
Medical teachers will show their support in phases — first by wearing black badges, Dr Shailesh Mohite, Secretary of Teachers Welfare Association and Head Forensic department of Nair Hospital said.
Post graduate students or the residents form the backbone of any healthcare system in the government set up and “it is high time that the numbers of seats are retained at least at 653,” Dr Shailesh Mohite said.
Then they will go on mass casual leave after officially informing the Municipal Commissioner, he said.
In 2001, there were 1900 seats but MCI reduced the number up to 411 this year because of inadequate infrastructure for PG courses in the government medical colleges.
