Karnataka urges NMC to increase medical seats as NEET aspirant numbers surge: Report
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Bengaluru: Highlighting a growing discrepancy between the number of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirants and available medical seats, the Karnataka government urged the National Medical Commission (NMC) to expand undergraduate medical capacity nationwide.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the 2019 batch of Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute (SABVMC), Dr Sharan Prakash Patil, Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development, noted that over 5,00,000 students sit for NEET annually, yet barely 100,000 medical seats exist.
“This disparity needs immediate attention. The doctors we train in India are not just for our country, but for the world,” The Hindu quoted him as saying.
Addressing NMC Chairperson Dr B.N. Gangadhara, who was present at the event, Dr Patil added, “There is a stark mismatch between demand and availability. The NMC must intervene.”
A formal proposal has already been sent to the NMC seeking approval for an additional 800 undergraduate and 600 postgraduate medical seats in Karnataka starting this academic year, the report added.
Dr Gangadhara, in his address, underscored the global shortfall of nearly three crore doctors and encouraged young graduates to pursue careers in medicine.
He opined that Indian doctors are highly sought after globally due to their strong academic foundation and English proficiency. Gangadhara added that one of the NMC’s key goals is to produce medical professionals recognised worldwide.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
