Health Bulletin 26/ February/ 2025 - Video

Highlighting issues in the functioning of the Uttrakhand Medical Council, the Performance Audit Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) revealed that 248 bonded doctors obtained NOC from the medical council without fulfilling the conditions of the bond.

This was reflected in the CAG Report on Public Health Infrastructure and Management of Health Services for the year ended 31 March 2022. Among the several issues that the report discussed includes the functioning of the State Medical Council. One of the issues the CAG pointed out was regarding bonded doctors obtaining NOC from the State Medical Council without complying with the bond conditions.

For PG medical admissions 2024-25 academic year, the NEET PG 2024 qualifying percentile has further been reduced to the 5th percentile for all categories.

Issuing a notification on the revised minimum qualifying criteria for NEET PG 2024 on its official website, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) has stated:-

The much-awaited 'Know Your Doctor', an exclusive and one-of-a-kind platform created to combat the growing menace of quacks in the state and ensure the highest standards of patient safety, has been ultimately launched by the Maharashtra Medical Council. This innovative mobile application will allow patients to verify a doctor's credentials before seeking medical treatment.

The primary aim of the 'Know Your Doctor' platform is to establish a secure and transparent system that allows patients to verify the credentials of doctors. The KYD portal allows doctors to order a QR code-based plate for their practising premises only after linking their registration ID on the portal. After this, the patients can scan the QR code and know whether the doctor is a verified medical professional or just a quack.

The Ayurvedic hospital in Model Town, Ludhiana, is currently facing significant operational challenges due to a severe shortage of staff, particularly nurses. A surgeon at the hospital reported a sharp decline in the number of surgeries performed.

According to Dr Raman Khanna, the District Ayurveda Officer, a total of 19 posts for Ayurvedic Medical Officers (AMO) out of 64 remain vacant, a situation that has persisted for nearly two years. “Doctors get retired or transferred and the posts go on becoming vacant. A couple of doctors were up for retirement in August last year as well,” he said.