Tamil Nadu has encountered a significant obstacle in its undergraduate medical education as the state might face the loss of authorization to enroll MBBS students in three medical colleges.
The Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has opted to revoke recognition of these institutions due to shortcomings in the implementation of Aadhaar-based biometric attendance and surveillance camera footage within the colleges.
The trio of medical colleges comprises the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital in Chennai, K A P Viswanathan Government Medical College in Trichy, and Government Dharmapuri Medical College and Hospital. These institutions collectively offer 500 seats for MBBS students. Additionally, in Puducherry, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research may lose its authority to admit students.
However, there is a possibility for these colleges to appeal to the National Medical Commission in order to seek penalties instead of losing their admission rights, as a result of the norm violations.
The violations that led to these potential consequences include shortcomings in the implementation of Aadhaar-based biometric attendance and the inadequate functioning of the installed surveillance cameras.
Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami slammed the DMK government for allowing the 3 medical colleges to lose status over a trivial issue.
சென்னை ஸ்டான்லி, திருச்சி மற்றும் தர்மபுரி ஆகிய இந்த மூன்று மருத்துவக் கல்லூரிகள் தங்கள் அங்கீகாரத்தை இழக்கும் நிலை ஏற்பட்டுள்ளதற்கு காரணமான இந்த விடியா திமுக அரசிற்கு எனது கடும் கண்டனங்கள். ஸ்டாலின் தலைமையிலான பொறுப்பற்ற இந்த அரசின் அலட்சியப் போக்கால் பயோமெட்ரிக் வருகைப் பதிவேடு…
— Edappadi K Palaniswami (@EPSTamilNadu) May 27, 2023
Regarding this issue, SG Suryah, State Secretary of TNBJP, has released a statement condemning the DMK Government.
It reads, “The lives of students pursuing medical education in these three colleges are at stake due to the negligence of the DMK government in management. The Chennai Stanley Government Medical College, Trichy K.A.P. Viswanathan Government Medical College, and Dharmapuri Government Medical College, which are under the ownership of the Tamil Nadu government, have had their recognition for medical education revoked by the National Medical Commission due to deficiencies in student attendance, administrative inefficiency of the DMK Minister, and the unknown happenings in Tamil Nadu.”
He also stated, “This decision not only affects the accreditation of these three colleges but also raises concerns about the future of the students studying there. The non-disclosure of details about the teachers who filled the examination forms manually and the malfunctioning of surveillance cameras are the reasons cited for the withdrawal of recognition.”
He also questioned who will be held responsible for such deficiencies, saying, “Such a lack of basic infrastructure requirements in a medical college has caused distress and disappointment. Who will take responsibility for this situation? Whose lives are being played with in politics?”
விடியா தி.மு.க அரசின் நிர்வாக திறமையின்மையால் கேள்விக்குறியான 3 மருத்துவ கல்லூரி மாணவர் வாழ்க்கை!
தி.மு.க அமைச்சரின் திறமையின்மை, தமிழகத்தில் என்ன நடக்கிறது என்றே தெரியாத முதல்வரின் முதிர்ச்சியின்மை மாணவர்களின் எதிர்காலத்தை கேள்விக்குறியாக்கியுள்ளது.
எனது முழு அறிக்கை! pic.twitter.com/InqjAMrOkM
— SG Suryah (@SuryahSG) May 27, 2023
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