Nagpur: Maharashtra’s medical teachers have challenged the Aug 25 GR effecting reduction in faculty posts in govt medical colleges, arguing that staffing based only on minimum National Medical Commission (NMC) norms fails to account for actual patient load, clinical duties and growing academic workload on existing faculty. At least 27 community medicine faculty posts are likely to be reduced across medical colleges in the state.
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Medical education secretary told the delegation that the reduction was based on minimum staffing requirements prescribed by NMC. The minister and secretary acknowledged the issue, with the secretary indicating that enhancement of the pay level could be considered, subject to a proper proposal being justified before the finance department, MSMTA officials said. MSMTA, however, presented clinical and workload data to show that medical teachers perform duties well beyond teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students. It demanded that staffing be assessed against actual patient and clinical workload, academic responsibilities and additional duties. The minister directed medical education commissioner to study the data and examine the possibility of restoring or revising posts wherever workload justifies additional professors, associate professors and assistant professors. Assistant professors from Pune’s BJMC and Kolhapur also raised concerns over their existing pay level. On the career advancement scheme (CAS), the secretary assured the delegation that it would be implemented at the earliest after incorporating corrections sought by chief minister’s office. Other demands put forth by the delegation included PG allowances, entry-level increments, special allowances at applicable locations and resolution of pending financial issues. The minister directed that finance-related proposals be forwarded to CM’s office and finance department and that a meeting be sought to take the issues forward. MSMTA has now asked local units and heads of departments to prepare detailed, subject-wise workload reports through respective deans, justifying additional faculty wherever posts have been reduced. The reports are to be submitted to the secretary, commissioner and director. Download the TOI App.
On Wednesday, a delegation of Central Maharashtra State Medical Teachers Association (MSMTA) raised the issue with medical education minister Hassan Mushrif, who directed medical education commissioner to collect subject-wise and institution-wise workload data and examine whether the staffing pattern, or Akruti, could be revised in departments where posts have been cut.