{"id":57240,"date":"2019-08-21T21:35:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T16:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=57240"},"modified":"2019-08-21T21:35:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T16:05:34","slug":"sc-asks-centre-frame-policy-on-compulsory-rural-service-for-doctors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-asks-centre-frame-policy-on-compulsory-rural-service-for-doctors","title":{"rendered":"SC asks Centre: Frame policy on compulsory rural service for Doctors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SC Bench has asked Centre to frame a policy to make it mandatory for them to serve in public hospitals in rural areas for a certain period after passing out.<\/p>\n<p>Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Justice\u00a0Hemant Gupta\u00a0added that,&#8221;Govt. spends huge money on each medical student. The\u00a0condition is not illegal &amp; arbitrary and\u00a0is meant to ensure that specialist healthcare is extended to rural areas&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/images.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"57241\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-asks-centre-frame-policy-on-compulsory-rural-service-for-doctors\/images-21\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/images.png?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"225,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"images\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/images.png?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-57241\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/images.png?resize=225%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/images.png?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/images.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/images.png?resize=125%2C125&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>As the conditions imposed by the States are not uniform and\u00a0the compulsory service period varies from 2-5 years while bond amount is different across States &amp; goes up to Rs 50 lakh, Court fixed the service period at two years &amp; penalty at Rs 20 Lakh.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0student has to execute a bond at the time of admission to postgraduate &amp; super speciality courses in government colleges that they would serve in public hospitals &amp; health centres after completing the course.<\/p>\n<p>Centre &amp; Medical Council of India has been asked by the Court to frame a uniform policy to be applicable across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Apex\u00a0Court stated that,\u201cTaking note of the fact that certain State Governments have rigid conditions in the compulsory bonds to be executed by the appellants (students)&#8230;, we suggest that suitable steps be taken by Centre &amp; MCI to have a uniform policy regarding the compulsory service to be rendered by doctors who are trained in government institutions&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh,\u00a0Karnataka, Kerala,\u00a0Maharashtra, Odisha,\u00a0Rajasthan,\u00a0Tamil Nadu,\u00a0Telangana\u00a0and Bengal have imposed provision for compulsory service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SC Bench has asked Centre to frame a policy to make it mandatory for them to serve in public hospitals in rural areas for a certain period after passing out. 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