Indore: Medical College Nurses suspended for posing as Nursing College faculties

Indore: Based on the direction of the district administration, four nurses of Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital (MY hospital) have been suspended by Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGM Medical College) for their alleged association with Akshar Nursing College.

The nursing officers have been identified as Nisha Gupta, Rashmi Medha, Kiran Sangale, and Champa Mourya. The action was taken after the Superintendent of MY Hospital Dr PS Thakur asked the dean of MGM Medical College Dr Sanjay Dixit to handle the matter and take appropriate action against the nurses.

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The alleged nurses were found to be part of the college and were posing as the faculty members of the institute. Due to violating the Madhya Pradesh Civil Services (Conduct) Rule 1965, the nurses were suspended as the Madhya Pradesh government has banned the participation of government officers and employees in any kind of political activity.

Such participation will be constituted as a violation of the Madhya Pradesh Civil Services Conduct Rules 1965 and disciplinary action will be taken against the government employee concerned.

Similarly, if government servants acquire membership in students' organizations and take part in their activities, it will also be construed as a violation of the government rules.

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TOI reports that Collector Manish Singh urged the medical education department commissioner to probe the matter from the deep and locate other nursing colleges in the district in relation to the matter through a letter. 

Upon investigation, it was found that Akshar Nursing College operated from a three-room rented building in Arandiya village which was also used to store crops and cattle sheds.

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According to the letter of suspension they received in this case, all nurses involved in this case had to report to the Government Mental Hospital during their suspension period.

Additional District Magistrate Pawan Jain told Free Press Journal, "Based on the students' complaints and on the investigation conducted in the matter, we had written to the director of Medical Education and Nursing Council to take appropriate action against the involved nursing staff."