Para-medical
institutes continue to violate norms
Tahir Mushtaq
Tahir Mushtaq
JAMMU, June 28: Denial of recognition to the Nursing
Colleges of Jammu and Kashmir by the Pharma Council of India (PCI) has
restricted the job opportunities for the trainees of these institutions as
barring Jammu and Kashmir, the degrees and diplomas issued by these colleges
are not valid anywhere in the country.
The paramedical institutions in the state have just become a money minting machines, violating the norms created by State Medical Faculty (SMF), Jammu.
Further many private paramedical institutions are still admitting students more than the sanctioned seats by concern department in total disregard of norms set by the government.
At the moment there are 66 government and private para medical institutes in the state with intake capacity of 13,646 students, but most of these, particularly the private institutions are running in rented buildings and without proper infrastructure.
Sources further said due to chaos prevailing in Medical Education Department, those paramedicos who have completed their courses from various institutions are not getting their degrees.
As per norms paramedical institutions should have 8 kanal land for infrastructure, including conference room, staff room, proper museum, body parts and separate bends. But some of these institutes are functioning in just 3 to 4 rooms which are against the norms.
“This fault of institutions is costing to the students as their exams are being delayed in each session resulting to the delay in completion of course and the course which is supposed to complete in one and half year is taking four years to complete," sources said.
Sources informed that SMF has planning to derecognize those private paramedical institutes who are not fulfilling the norms of SMF.
Despite repeating attempts Director Health Service Jammu, Dr B D Gupta who is also president of SMF could not be contacted for his version.
Private Auxiliary Medical Training Institutes (AMTIs) as they are called have been floating the guidelines with impunity. Last year Government has constituted regularity committee recommending for streamlining the recognition and affiliation procedure besides to keep a check on the violation of norms and guidelines by the management of these institutes.
The paramedical institutions in the state have just become a money minting machines, violating the norms created by State Medical Faculty (SMF), Jammu.
Further many private paramedical institutions are still admitting students more than the sanctioned seats by concern department in total disregard of norms set by the government.
At the moment there are 66 government and private para medical institutes in the state with intake capacity of 13,646 students, but most of these, particularly the private institutions are running in rented buildings and without proper infrastructure.
Sources further said due to chaos prevailing in Medical Education Department, those paramedicos who have completed their courses from various institutions are not getting their degrees.
As per norms paramedical institutions should have 8 kanal land for infrastructure, including conference room, staff room, proper museum, body parts and separate bends. But some of these institutes are functioning in just 3 to 4 rooms which are against the norms.
“This fault of institutions is costing to the students as their exams are being delayed in each session resulting to the delay in completion of course and the course which is supposed to complete in one and half year is taking four years to complete," sources said.
Sources informed that SMF has planning to derecognize those private paramedical institutes who are not fulfilling the norms of SMF.
Despite repeating attempts Director Health Service Jammu, Dr B D Gupta who is also president of SMF could not be contacted for his version.
Private Auxiliary Medical Training Institutes (AMTIs) as they are called have been floating the guidelines with impunity. Last year Government has constituted regularity committee recommending for streamlining the recognition and affiliation procedure besides to keep a check on the violation of norms and guidelines by the management of these institutes.
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