Kohima, June 3 (MExN): While the long cherished dream of having Nagaland’s first Medical College functional remain a dream yet, Angami Students’ Union (ASU) on Friday observed that ‘there seem to be manmade factors delaying the process.’ Therefore, the union called upon “the State Government to come out clean as a whistle and clear as crystal on the issue of fund exhaustion and turtle pace of the infrastructural development and strengthening of human resources to mend the college!”
ASU President, Bisevi Nakhro and Vice President, Kevilelhou Zumu in a press release also cautioned “any individual/group not to publish misleading circulations in order to avoid unnecessary hiccup against timely commencement of the proposed academic session.”
The union also stated that it expects that the two medical college at Phriebagei (Kohima) and Mon are made functional as announced by the State Government in the recently concluded state assembly. “The union shall be vigilant and supportive all throughout in this regard as the need for Nagaland Medical College(s) is clamant to the Nagas,” it added.
Meanwhile, the union has reiterated its support for the demand of Nagaland In Service Doctors Association (NIDA) for medical age superannuation.
In support of the demand of the NIDA and allied concerns, ASU reminded on the representation submitted earlier to the State Chief Secretary. “In this regard, the State Government is once again appealed to reconsider its decision of re-employment and rather pay heed to the demand of medical age superannuation,” ASU stated.
Stating that it is “thumped by the unrest” created ever since the repudiation of the State Government on the demand of NIDA for superannuation, ASU said that “medical age superannuation being provisioned by the central government through Prime Minister announcement and thereof, amendment of Fundamental Rules 1922, Rule 56, clause ‘bb’, thereby almost all the state/union territory has extended the age services of medical doctors according to their needs, it is felt pertinent that the demand of NIDA be considered and put into effect without further delay.”
The union expressed its concern over shortage of in service medical doctors in Nagaland stating that many Primary Health Centres, Community Health Centres, District Hospitals and Medical Department wings continue to function with no requisite doctors. “As there can be no substitute to shortage of medical doctors,” the union insisted “Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) to immediately conduct exams for the already requisitioned medical doctor posts and further appeal the State Government for requisition of the resultant vacant medical posts to NPSC at the earliest for unemployed medical doctors.”
