New Delhi: Rural Medical Education Bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha by Nationalist Congress Party leader Supriya Suleto. The bill provides tuition-waived medical seats to needy candidates from rural districts in India.
Her tweet reads, "Introduced The Rural Medical Education Bill, 2022 - seeks to provide tuition-waived medical seats to needy candidates from rural districts in India, on the condition that they will practice and provide care to people in their home district for a minimum duration of time."
“65% of the Indian population that lives in rural areas had to flounder for adequate healthcare,” she added. The minister further said that the Rural Medical Education Bill aims to make it easier for needy and underprivileged populations to join the healthcare sector.
“With this comes the added benefit of receiving healthcare from doctors from one's own community and area, who are more likely to understand its intricacies and context,” she added.
Introduced The Rural Medical Education Bill, 2022 - seeks to provide tuition-waived medical seats to needy candidates from rural districts in India, on the condition that they will practice and provide care to people in their home district for a minimum duration of time. pic.twitter.com/OAMu94PCS9
— Supriya Sule (@supriya_sule) April 3, 2022
The Bill specified that the relevant authority, which might be the state or the Central government, must undertake a survey to examine the scarcity of healthcare professionals in rural parts of the nation within one and a half years after the Act's enactment. Based on the results of the poll, the government must take action as soon as possible to fill the vacant medical seats.
"Every candidate selected under rural quota under section 4 shall comply with such set of rules and conditions, as may be prescribed including-(a) the completion of the medical degree with satisfactory results; (B) signing of an employment contract or bond for obligatory service with the appropriate Government in rural areas," the Bill added.
After completing a medical degree, one must serve for a minimum of six years in the area to which one belongs, as per the Bill.
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