NEET-PG Counselling 2021 To Commence Before January 6: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Assures IMA

TPI Staff December 31, 2021

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NEET-PG Counselling 2021 To Commence Before January 6: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Assures IMA

Mumbai: Amid the ongoing controversy over NEET PG 2021 counselling, Indian Medical Association President Sahajanand Prasad Singh on Friday said that Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has assured that the counselling will start before January 6, 2022.

The IMA president also said that there would be no FIR against the doctors. He said, “There is no need to panic with the new version of Covid, but all precautions should be taken.”

In a press release, IMA appealed, “A delegation led by National President, IMA, Dr Sahajanand Prasad Singh along with other office bearers called on Hon’ble Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Shri Mansukh Mandaviya on 30th December 2021 to resolve the issue of delayed admission into the PG Medical Courses.”

“IMA has expressed its anguish on police action on a peaceful demand of doctors for their right cause. Thousands of young doctors are waiting for over a year to enter into the PG Medical Courses which were delayed due to Covid Pandemic,” the association wrote further.

“IMA has also appealed to the Hon’ble Health Minister and Hon’ble Home Minister to unconditionally withdraw the FIR lodged against the striking junior doctors,” the release said further.

Resident doctors of Delhi, protesting the two-week delay in NEET PG counselling, today called off their strike after getting assurances from the government that their demands would be considered.

FORDA said in a statement that the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) withdrew the agitation at 12 noon.

Patient care had been affected at several major hospitals in Delhi in this period as resident doctors have been boycotting services to lodge their protest.

The federation on Thursday had sought withdrawal of police cases lodged against some of their colleagues in the fraternity after a face off between medics and police personnel in the streets on Monday.