Medical Education Commission meeting: Prime Minister's directive to settle PG disputes

Kathmandu, Nov 24: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the ministries and agencies concerned to resolve the dispute regarding the facility of resident doctor-post-graduate level (PG) in the medical college through mutual discussions.     

At the 15th meeting of the Medical Education Commission held today at the Prime Minister's official residence at Baluwatar, Prime Minister Oli who is also the Chairman of the Commission, instructed the Minister for Education, Science and Technology Bidya Bhattarai, Minister for Health and Population Pradeep Paudel and the Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof Dr Anjani Kumar Jha to make appropriate decision to settle the issue.     

Based on the letter of the Ministry of Health and Population, the commission had published a notice to fill the self-evaluation form by November 26, asking that resident doctors of private colleges should also be facilitated to maintain facilities of Rs 48 thousand. Prime Minister Oli urged the Commission to study the profit and loss of the private medical colleges when they address demand.     

In the meeting, President of Association of Medical and Dental Colleges of Nepal, Dr. Gyanendra Man Singh Karki, asked Prime Minister Oli to give a solution, saying that the commission cannot make a unilateral decision to provide subsistence allowance to PG students on the same salary as government medical officers.     

In the ongoing meeting of the commission, there are agendas such as the progress report of the last fiscal year, policy revisions in the current fiscal year's budget and programme, letters of intent and relationships, transfer of ownership, scholarships, among others for discussions.(RSS)