The Maharashtra government has proposed to reserve 10% of MBBS seats and 20% of medical PG seats for in-service doctors who are willing to work in rural areas for 5 and 7 years, respectively. This proposal aims at reducing the patient-doctor ratio gap in rural areas. The proposition further highlights that those who fail to work in rural state-run hospitals after completion of their courses could face imprisonment of five years and even cancellation of their degrees.
The state cabinet will introduce a bill called “Maharashtra Designation of Certain Seats in Government and Municipal Corporations Medical Colleges” in the legislature and make it a law. The state cabinet approved the decision on Monday in view of ensuring that the state has enough doctors to man the primary healthcare centers in rural, remote and hilly areas. The reserved seats will be available in the state and…
