NMC penalises 27 medical colleges in THIS state

The National Medical Commission has imposed a heavy fine on 27 medical colleges in Karnataka for not meeting the required standards. Meanwhile, Ajay Kamath, the AIDSO Karnataka state secretary, criticized this decision, stating, "Medical colleges should maintain the prescribed standards, but imposing fines on them is extremely undemocratic."

According to the information, 13 government  13 government medical colleges and 11 private medical colleges have been fined from Rs 2 lakh



to Rs 15 lakh. The commission has imposed the highest fine of Rs 15 lakh on 5 government medical colleges including Chikmangaluru Institute of Medical Sciences, Chitradurga Institute of Medical Sciences, Chikkaballapur Institute of Medical Sciences, MIMS Mandya and YIMS Yadgir.

Other institutes on the list are KRIMS Karwar; MMCRI Mysore; GIMS Gulbarga; SIMS Shivamogga, Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, and CIMS Chamarajanagar (fined Rs 3 lakh each) and KIMS Hubli (fined Rs 2 lakh).