Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary of Public Health on Friday issued an order making it mandatory for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) doctors to serve ten years in government hospitals after completing post-graduation (PG) from a medical college.
The order comes following years of losing out on experienced doctors as most of the healthcare professionals serving in government hospitals complete their PG and then leave for more lucrative private hospitals.
Doctors who wish to leave the government hospital after completing their studies will have to pay an amount of one crore as fine to the state government, the order specified.
According to officials, only to meet the shortage of specialist doctors in government hospitals, the state government has also made arrangements for exemption in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). Hundreds of MBBS doctors posted in government hospitals take admission in PG every year.
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Already, the MBBS doctors working for one year in government hospitals of rural areas are given a relaxation of 10 marks in NEET PG entrance examination.
There is a provision of relaxation of up to 20 marks for doctors serving two years and up to 30 marks for three years. These doctors can enrol in diploma courses with PG.
At present, more than 15,000 posts of doctors have been created in government hospitals. Among these, about 11,000 doctors are needed in government hospitals.
Director-General of Health Department, Dr DS Negi explains that if a doctor leaves PG course studies in the middle, then there is a rule to debar such doctors for three years. In these three years, he will not be able to get admission again at any cost.
