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Around 100 senior doctors working in major Delhi government hospitals such as Ambedkar Hospital, Lok Nayak Hospital, and Guru Gobind Singh Hospital submitted a memorandum to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Friday, urging him to include them under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, commonly known as the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).
The doctors, who have served in government hospitals for a long time, are currently under the New Pension Scheme (NPS), introduced in 2004. They say that this is unfair, as many of them were appointed before the NPS came into effect.
In a relief to many medical aspirants in the State, some of the private medical colleges in Maharashtra have decided not to implement a fee hike for the upcoming academic session 2025-2026.
TOI has reported that among the colleges charging more than Rs 10 lakh as fees are two colleges that offer the sought-after MBBS programmes and five offer MD/MS courses
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A doctor from Wakad was duped of Rs 30 lakh, who promised to launch a stem cell production and research business. The Wakad police registered a case against the accused on Thursday.
This latest development comes after the accused was arrested on April 22 in another case, where he allegedly defrauded a woman of ₹1.5 crore under similar pretences and was also booked for sexual assault.
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The Madras High Court bench recently observed that the State Government was constitutionally obligated to ensure the availability of medical facilities in government hospitals and make such facilities available to the underprivileged citizens of the country.
Further, the HC bench comprising Justices MS Ramesh and AD Maria Clete noted that when the State would neglect such obligations, the Court had authority under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue positive directions for such provisions.
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