51 Resident Doctors, Faculty told to Vacate Hostel to accommodate MBBS students, move criticised

Daltonganj: Altogether 51 junior resident doctors, senior resident doctors, and professors of Medinirai Medical College and Hospital (MMCH), Daltonganj have been asked to vacate their rooms from the two hostels of the institute, which are meant for the medical students, latest by July 25.

The principal of the medical college Dr. Kamender Prasad issued the order on July 18, 2023, stating it to be in the interest of the administrative work. While this decision of the authorities has been heavily criticized by the residents, the principal of the institute has clarified that this direction was issued to accommodate 100 students who are going to be admitted to the medical college after completion of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) counselling.

Urging the principal to reconsider the order, a senior resident of the institute told TOI, "This is the dictatorial attitude of the principal. The order will make 51 of us roofless. This situation will affect our medical services here."

However, the Principal Dr. Prasad pointed out that these 51 doctors and faculty members were occupying one room each and this resulted in a room crunch for the newly admitted medical students.