Lucknow: Principals of three government medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh have offered to quit, citing “sorry state of affairs” in the state’s medical education department. “Many more are contemplating quitting, citing lack of infrastructure and poor working condition in the department, which has not had a permanent director general in the past 23 years,” said a highly-placed source.
Of the 14 medical colleges in the state, just five have permanent principals — Allahabad, Saharanpur, Kanpur, Badaun and Orai.
The resignations assume significance following nationwide outrage over the death of 30 children within 48 hours in the state-run BRD Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur, and subsequent suspension of officiating principal Dr Rajiv Mishra. Even his successor, Dr P K Singh is holding an additional charge.
The three principals who have expressed their desire to quit are Saharanpur Medical College principal Anand Swarup, Jhansi Medical College’s N Sengar and Agra Medical College’s Saroj Singh.
Theyhave offered to quit, blaming poor working conditions, “favouritism in appointments” and “shady state of affairs” in the medical education department.
“I have applied for the VRS. I cannot work under the present condition. Despite being the senior-most principal, I have been denied the opportunity to become the director general, while juniors have been favoured,” Dr Swarup told TOI on Friday. “I don’t want to do the administrative job anymore,” said Dr Senger. He applied for VRS on May 16, well before tragedy struck BRD Medical College Hospital on August 10. His move clearly suggests that his decision is not triggered by the Gorakhpur tragedy and that he has been frustrated with the functioning of the department for a while.
The resignations assume significance following nationwide outrage over the death of 30 children within 48 hours in the state-run BRD Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur.
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