Medical Education: A new government order regarding super-speciality medical education in Rajasthan has stirred the medical fraternity. According to the order issued by the Medical Education Department on January 28, if a student, after completing their PG, is selected for a super-speciality course through NEET SS, they will have to provide a bank guarantee of ₹25 lakh as part of the bond.
The Resident Doctors’ Association of SMS Medical College has come out openly against this order. Its president, Dr. Rajpal Singh Meena, termed it impractical, stating that imposing such a large bank guarantee on top of the existing PG bond requirement is an injustice to meritorious students. He added that it is not feasible for students to provide this guarantee.
Will Choose the Path of Agitation
Doctors argue that if doctors are prevented from pursuing higher education, it will ultimately be patients and health services that suffer the consequences. Dr. Meena warned that if the order is not reconsidered, resident doctors across the state will be forced to resort to agitation.
