Maharashtra scraps mandatory one-year SRS bond for MBBS students
It has also been observed that newly passed candidates are completing social responsibility service only to qualify for postgraduate courses and are not providing medical services to their full capacity at the place of appointment. The refund will not be provided to medical graduates who have already paid penalties to opt out of SRS. Medical graduates who failed to complete the service or opted out were required to pay penalties.Doctors had opposed the bond, arguing that it prevented them from pursuing higher studies without first completing a year of service at government hospitals through the DMER.
- ▪It has also been observed that newly passed candidates are completing social responsibility service only to qualify for postgraduate courses and are not providing medical services to their full capacity at the place of appointment.
- ▪The refund will not be provided to medical graduates who have already paid penalties to opt out of SRS.
- ▪Medical graduates who failed to complete the service or opted out were required to pay penalties.Doctors had opposed the bond, arguing that it prevented them from pursuing higher studies without first completing a year of service at governm
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The Maharashtra government has repealed the mandatory one-year Social Responsibility Service (SRS) bond for MBBS students from medical colleges in the State, citing the limited availability of such positions in government hospitals for graduating candidates.A Government Resolution (GR) dated July 23 stated that the one-year bond was introduced to enable MBBS graduates to repay society through their service in return for receiving subsidised medical education.However, with limited vacancies in government departments for SRS postings, and the increasing number of medical colleges in the State leading to a rise in the number of graduates each year, the government decided to scrap the policy.“Many candidates have been facing difficulties in fulfilling the eligibility criteria for admission to…
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