In a bid to ensure availability of doctors in rural areas, government today said it is mulling sending medical students pursuing post-graduation courses on village posting and has identified 184 districts in 18 states to push for medical facilities. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said a proposal of the previous government to send those who have completed their post-graduation had faced opposition, thus it was not pursued. Now the government is discussing an idea with various stakeholders to send students completing post-graduation on rural stints.
"Now we are reviewing the whole situation. We are in the process of discussing and deliberating upon this issue in our meetings and with our various officials in the ministry and with Indian Medical Association...We are positively thinking of sending the post-graduate students to these places while they are pursing their post-graduation medical…
