Seat reduction at SCB Medical college; CM writes to center
July 6th, 2007
Various news reports initially reported that the MCI (Medical Council of India) has reduced the number of MBBS seats in the SCB Medical College from 150 to 103. (Last year it had increased it from 103 to 150 after it had told Orissa what improvements need to be made and Orissa had agreed to that.) Recent reports mention that the CM of Orissa has written to the health minister in Delhi requesting him to change the MCI’s decision and have 150 seats.
At least the CM/Orissa govt. should come out and say what they were asked to do by MCI (or they had promised to MCI to do) and what they have done since the MCI had initially increased the seats from 103 to 150. This should have been mentioned in the press release related to the CM’s letter.
If Orissa indeed did what it promised to MCI (or what was asked by MCI) then they have a valid reason to complain and there is a point to the CM’s letter. If Orissa did not do what it promised to MCI (or what was asked by MCI) Orissa should first on an emergency basis fulfill those conditions and only then Orissa should request/beg the MCI to allow the extra seats.
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