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| ‘Paramedical institutes swindled crores, issued fake degrees’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 5: Acting upon complaint of irregularities in the functioning of several paramedical institutes in JK UT, especially in Jammu division by an activist, the Directorate of Health Services (DHS) Jammu has further forwarded the matter to Registrar, Paramedical Council Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu for necessary action.
The DHS Jammu on November 2, 2020 forwarded the copy of complaint, in which several relevant questions were asked by the complainant to the Paramedical Council.
“These institutes provide certificates/diplomas of Sai Institute Karnataka which was black-listed by the Health department. As per the guideline, the paramedical institutes have to deposit Rs. 50,000 as HDF for hospital sanction and Rs. 5000 per students towards HDF per year as clinic training fee, but the institute deposited minimal fee at district hospital of Chenab Valley region and embezzled lakhs of rupees with active help of the authorities of the district hospital”, sources claimed and added that as per the government order No. 86 of 2008, the institute cannot run without completing the codal-formalities and NOC from the competent authority, but to the utter surprise that the several institutes are running without NOC and other formalities since 2011 onwards.
The institutes in question have failed to submit the account audited by Chartered Accountant to President State Paramedical Council, besides they have also failed to submit the income tax return and balance sheet resulting in heavy loss to the state exchequer.
In 2008 government accorded sanction for 25 seats of pharmacists, 25 seats of MMPHW and 30 seats of MHPW in favor of the institute, the seats were increased up to 120 but the institute admitted hundreds of students in addition to the sanctioned strength and in order to accommodate the excess number of students, the institute provided the students fake certificates as well the diploma of black listed institutes including that of Sai Institute of Allied Sciences Karnataka.
The owners of these institutes in 2013 provided certificates / diplomas to many students who even did not undergo any training course, sources said.
A scandal worth crores surfaced in Doda in reply to RTI, which required a detailed probe either through the Crime Branch or ACB, as the involvement of officials of Health cannot not be ruled out, sources said.
“In a reply to the RTI filed by some locals in 2013, it came to fore that vide letter No. 2463 dated 23-03-2013 issued by Medical Superintendent District Hospital Doda the management of Apex Para medical institutes in Doda deposited only Rs. 10 lakhs (1.50 lakh in 2010-11, 4 lakh in 2011-12 & 4.50 lakh in 2012-13) towards Account No. 13412 (HDF account of District Hospital Doda) where as in actual the institute had to deposit approximately Rs. 54 lakhs till 2014 since then the institute is continuously admitting the students and Doda Hospital is training the students enrolled in the institute illegally”, sources said.
They further said that as per communication No. 485-88 Dated 18-06-2014, the Medical Superintendent DH Doda addressed Principal Apex Para medical institutes in Doda and asked him to deposit Rs. 43.20 lakh within two days, but the same is yet to be deposited even today. |
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