‘Shortage of around 50,000 residents doctors across the country due to NEET-PG counselling delay’: MARD in letter to Mansukh Mandaviya
Due to the unexpected postponement of NEET-PG 2021 counselling which has led to an acute shortage of doctors in the hospitals.
The letter says that at present only 2 batches of residents are present in the hospitals which have led to the overburdening of resident doctors in the country. The doctors are also on the verge of a breakdown.
To mark their protest against the repeated delay of NEET-PG 2021 counselling, the resident doctors have decided to withdraw from OPD services starting from tomorrow.
Dr Akshay Yadav, Sion MARD President, said that “The NEET counselling has been postponed and we are facing a lot of difficulty because of that. In Sion hospital, we have a shortage of around 220 doctors. In Mumbai, there are 700 to 800 doctors less and throughout the country, we have a shortage of around 40,000 to 50,000 doctors.”
Through the letter, the doctors have urged the Union government and the Supreme Court to take note of their grievances and take measures for expediting the NEET-PG 2021 counselling and to fast track the court proceedings.