CHUNNI LAL BHAGAT warns government doctors against private practice

Chandigarh, February 14, 2013: The Punjab Government has in principal raised the eligibility criteria of the D. Pharmacy (Up-vaid) from 10th to 12th.

This was disclosed by Chunni Lal Bhagat, Medical Education and Research Minister, Punjab after presiding over the meeting of the Medical Education & Research Department at Punjab Bhawan, here today.

Bhagat said that a delegation of Government Ayurvedic and Unani Upvaid Union (Punjab) submitted the memorandum and requested to raise the eligibility criteria of the D. Pharmacy (Up-vaid) from 10 to 10+2, which has been accepted.

In the meeting, the Punjab Medical and Dental Teacher’s Association presented their demands, which was patiently heard by Minister and assured the delegation to look into the matter. A committee of the Principals and the Medical Superintendents was also constituted. The committee would submit the report to the Director Research and Medical Education, who would further submit the recommendations to the government for its consideration.  The major demands of the association was Time Scale promotions, Academic Allowance, Research Allowance, Academic Leave, inclusion of NPA for all intent and purposes, etc.

Bhagat has taken a serious view of private practice being done by some of the doctors, who are marring the image of the department. The Principals were instructed to convey the clear-cut message that the faculty should desist from such activities.

The prominent amongst other, who were present in the meeting included; Vini Mahajan, Principal Secretary, Harbhupinder Singh Nanda, Special Secretary, Dr. A.S. Thind, Director of Research and Medical Education Department, Principals of Government Medical College, Patiala and Amritsar, Principal of Government Ayurvedic College, Patiala and Medical Superintendent Government Medical College, Patiala.