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DISSOLVING OF MCI IS DISREGARD TO PARLIAMENT.

Political parties and people should strongly oppose the process of dissolving Medical Council of India by help of an ordinance. This is disregard to the parliament. The government is planning to dissolve educational autonomous institutions like AICTE ,MCI and others. On the basis of corruption charges on MCI President, govt. is dissolving  MCI. The controversy started when chairman of MCI Dr. Ketan Desai was arrested by CBI for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs. 2 crore to recognize a medical college in Punjab. Dr. Desai was arrested on 22th april . Govt. had sufficient time to put this issue in parliament for discussion . In fact govt. is unable to dissolve MCI in normal procedure. Health minister says on this probe that “the necessity of ordinance took place because there is lack of law to  dissolve MCI.”

                                             On last Saturday president has recommended the ordinance for dissolving Medical Council of India. The current MCI board is dissolved and replaced by the panel six doctors. The panel is chaired by eminent gastroenterologist Dr. S.K Sarin. According to home ministry officials the committee will not have a advisory role but will actively run the MCI including issuing licenses and permissions , conducting inspections and regulating medical education for a maximum of  one year . The draft law for the formation of regulatory body would be formulated within a month. We all know that these autonomous institutions are established by passing an act in parliament. The step which is being taken by the govt. is violation of rights and powers of autonomous institutions.  This is pre planned strategy of govt. Formerly prof. Yashpal committee report on education suggested govt. to resolve AICTE,MCI and other institution and make a central regulatory authority and govt. is doing so far. The process of dissolving MCI in such a way is disregard to the parliament. Dissolving MCI is totally unconstitutional.

                                             The resolving of such institution is step towards the privatization of education. Resolving these institutions will demolish the fundamental right to education. MCI is responsible authority towards medical education. It conducts many exams, including exam for foreign degree holder to practice in India to maintain medical standards. Only on the basis of corruption it should not be dissolved. There are many corruption charges against the MPs and MLAs. It does mean that the parliament or the legislative assembly should be dissolved.  There should be proper investigation by reliable authorities and strong punishment should be given to accused.

                                             It seems that this is hidden agenda of government to promote foreign universities in India rather than to maintain to upgrade and open more medical institutions in India. Health is the primary need of citizens. After privatization of medical education , the price of medical treatment get sky rocketed. This will effect the common people and also this is violation of constitutional right of citizens, refer to social welfare as in the preamble of constitution of India. These policies  are under influence of both Indian and the foreign  capitalists . we know that there is no place of social welfare in the capitalism or in most common sense capitalist are not meant for social welfare.