Health Bulletin 03/ July/ 2024

His appeal in the Upper House of Parliament came during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the Rajya Sabha.

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Scrap NEET Or Approve Tamil Nadu NEET Exemption Bill: DMK In Rajya Sabha

Medical fraternity upset over Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita new law mandating jail, fines for negligence

As announced, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) came into force on Doctor's Day i.e. on July 1st, 2024. However, the new laws that replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC) are being opposed by the medical fraternity as many junior and senior doctors have expressed discontent over a specific section in the BNS.

Doctors are upset over the fact that the new rules have made it mandatory for doctors to serve jail term if they are found guilty of negligence not amounting to culpable homicide.

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Punishment On Doctors Day! Medical Fraternity Upset With Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Mandating Jail Term, Fine In Medical Negligence Cases

Karnataka government requests 15% NRI quota with 508 additional MBBS seats in 22 GMCs

To start a 15 percent NRI quota, the state government has recently requested the National Medical Commission (NMC) to sanction 508 supernumerary MBBS seats in government autonomous medical colleges under the Department of Medical Education from the academic year 2025-26 onwards.

As per the recent report by PTI, Karnataka Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil said in a statement that he has written a letter to the NMC chairman requesting him to approve 15 per cent NRI quota by creating 508 additional MBBS seats for admission in 22 government medical colleges in the state.

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Karnataka Govt Asks Centre, NMC To Sanction 15 Percent NRI Quota By Creating 508 Additional MBBS Seats In 22 GMCs