THE MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) & (b): The Central Government, in consultation with Medical Council of
India, made the following amendments to its Post Graduate Medical Education
Regulations to encourage doctors to serve in the rural areas:
50% reservation in Post Graduate Diploma Courses for Medical Officers in the
Government service who have served for at least three years in remote and
difficult areas; and Incentive at the rate of 10% of the marks obtained for
each year in service in remote or difficult areas upto the maximum of 30% of
the marks obtained in the entrance test for admissions in Post Graduate
Medical Courses.
No targets have been set to monitor achievements against these amended
regulations.
(c) & (d): The Central Government, in consultation with Medical Council of
India (MCI), relaxed the requirement of bed occupancy and land requirement for
setting up of medical colleges in rural and unserved areas.
(e): The Central Government is strengthening the health care system in rural
areas and has launched National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in April 2005
specifically for this purpose. Since its inception NRHM has made the
following achievements:
Financial assistance is provided to States under National Rural Health Mission
(NRHM) to engage doctors and specialists. As on 31.3.2011, 9432 doctors and
7063 specialists were engaged by States on contract basis.
Financial assistance is also provided under NRHM for engaging AYUSH doctors
on contract basis and collocate them in PHCs/CHCs. As on 31.3.2011, 11,575
AYUSH doctors were engaged by the States.
Payment of incentives to doctors and specialists in hard to reach and
difficult areas.
Multiskilling of doctors by training them in Life Saving Anesthesia Skills
(LSAS) and Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care (CEmOC).
In addition, under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY),
six AIIMs like institutions are being established. Separately, under the
scheme of Strengthening and Upgradation of State Government medical colleges,
Rs. 1350 crore have been earmarked to strengthen and upgrade the State
Government medical colleges.
