Maharashtra cabinet to introduce bill for reservation of seats in medical colleges; move aimed at addressing scarcity of doctors in govt hospitals

Mumbai: Maharashtra cabinet on Monday decided to introduce a bill for reservation of certain seats in medical colleges of government and municipal corporations, in the legislative assembly. The new bill when passed will enable the state government to keep some medical seats reserved for the candidates who are voluntarily willing to provide their services at government hospitals on a long term basis. [caption id=“attachment_4842811” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. PTI[/caption] According to the Cabinet decision, 10 percent seats would be reserved for PG courses and it will be mandatory for the students availing this reservation to give at least 5 years of service in government hospitals after completing their course. Government has decided to introduce this new reservation system for medical colleges to tackle the scarcity of doctors in government hospitals specially hospitals in rural/tribal areas and the areas with difficult terrain.