What MCI has to say?
Showing complete helplessness, MCI secretary Dr ARN Setalvad said no action could be taken against the colleges even when it is clear that the teachers shown are not actually teaching but working in government hospitals. We go by records and in our records, these doctors are teaching in these colleges. Since the college is giving details of the monthly salary being paid by them to these teachers, we presume the teachers are present in the college throughout the year. We cannot police colleges the whole year round. The head count is done by inspectors only on the day of inspection. Chandigarh, March 5 A section of Punjab government doctors working for over 10 years are also performing the role of assistant and associate professors in medical colleges in South India. They do not teach. They do not even stay in the college but make fast a quick buck during every inspection of the Medical Council of India in these colleges. These six doctors, mainly specialising in forensic medicine, pharm
