Medical dept seeks list of surplus doctors for new colleges

The Department of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Haryana, has directed the Directors of all government medical colleges to provide a list of surplus doctors, paramedical staff, and Group D employees at their institutions for possible deputation to the newly established Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) in Bhiwani and Koriyawas (Mahendragarh), ahead of the inspection by the National Medical Commission (NMC).

The directive follows a video conference chaired by the Additional Chief Secretary (Medical Education and Research) on Sunday. “Doctors eligible to be deputed as Medical Superintendents, preferably those willing to serve at GMCs Bhiwani or Koriyawas, should be included,” stated a communiqué.

The Rohtak PGIMS Director, Prof SK Singhal, confirmed the directive. However, it has triggered opposition, particularly from faculty at Pt BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, which is grappling with a shortage of doctors and paramedical staff.

The Haryana State Medical Teachers' Association has condemned the move, calling it arbitrary and demoralising for staff. The association submitted a memorandum to Prof HK Aggarwal, Vice-Chancellor, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, urging him to intervene.

“It is highly demoralising for the teaching faculty that, despite acute shortage of manpower and increasing workload at PGIMS Rohtak, the department continues to issue arbitrary orders for deputation without considering the adverse impact on patient care, teaching and training. We strongly oppose this repeated practice of shifting faculty and staff at short notice merely to fulfil inspection formalities at newly established GMCs,” said the memorandum.

The members said, “This approach is not only unjust but undermines the integrity of the medical education system. Rather than addressing the root cause — failure to recruit adequate faculty for new institutes — such measures unfairly burden those already shouldering critical responsibilities. Such deputation practices are clear-cut violations of NMC norms and have been challenged time and again in courts in the past.”