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| ASCOMS student refuses award, asks CM to fix College problems | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 24: On its 15th foundation day, the management and administration of Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences (ASCOMS), popularly known as Batra Hospital as well as the state government found itself on the back-foot in front of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah when a doctor refused to carry award and instead sought to draw government’s attention towards plight of hospital.
Pankaj Gupta, an MBBS final year student raised to intervene the Chief Minister drawing his attention to key issues of the hospital. Refusing to accept an award, the aspiring doctor alleged government’s blind eye to this sole private medical college in state and asked the Chief Minister to look into issue of soaring fee structure.
Leaving the management dumbstruck and the Chief Minister annoyed, the aspiring doctor went on ask the Chief Minister about government’s commitment of land allotment to ASCOM. He said the land earmarked for the medical college has already been awarded to the Tourism department.
The Chief Minister made a commitment that the problems raised will be fixed within a month. He, however, regretted that the student did not adopt an appropriate manner to raise the issue. He asked students to get in touch with his office for resolution of their issued.
Omar Abdullah later asked the young medicos to live up to the expectations of the people by serving the needy and poor in the far-flung and backward pockets of the State. Chief Minister said that the inhabitants of these areas require focused attention in the core sector of health care. He asked them to render their service there as an obligation and commitment towards the State.
Addressing the 15th Foundation Day function of Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences (ASCOMS), Sidhra here, he said that the younger doctors should volunteer to serve in rural and remote areas and come up to the expectations of the people. “I do not want you to renounce the comforts of metropolitans but expect you to devote some of your service in the rural areas”, he said and added that Government incurs lot of expenditure on the education of doctors and expects them to contribute towards the people and the State by way of serving the poor in the rural areas.
The Chief Minister said that it has been observed that the pressure in the Government hospitals in the cities is because most of the doctors in rural areas do not stay there. “This practice should go and the medicos especially the younger generation should be more duty-bound”, he said and added that when there are sufficient facilities in the rural hospitals and health centres to attend most of the medical cases, he found no reason why patients visit city hospitals even for minor surgeries and treatment.
Abdullah said that Government has taken measures to ensure adequate health care facilities in the rural and remote areas besides the towns and cities, “It is in the hands of medical fraternity especially younger generation to deliver on the ground”.
Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sham Lal Sharma was also present on the occasion.
The Chief Minister referring to the demands presented by Swami Prem Vivekanand Ji on behalf of President, ASCOMS, Swami Chandra Ji in his welcome address, said that he would look into these and discuss with the concerned for appropriate action.
Swami Ji in his welcome address highlighted certain matters pertaining to the supply of drinking water, fee reservation, allotment of land, etc. He also thanked the Chief Minister on behalf of the management and the society of ASCOMS.
The Director and Principal of the Institution Dr. V. K. Gandotra in his annual report said that 800 graduates and 36 post-graduates have passed out from the institution. He said that the institution also runs a Nursing School with seven branches with intake capacity of 100 seats. He said the school is in the process of up gradation to the Nursing College. He said the faculties of this institution have also made a mark on the national scene adding that the contributions of the members of various disciplines of this institution find place in the national and international scientific journals
Earlier, Chief Minister visited various units of the hospital and inspected the health care facilities being provided to the patients there.
Among others, Vice Chancellor, Jammu University Prof. Varun Sahani, Vice President Chander Chinar Bada Akhara, Udasin Society, Dharamvir Batra, former Deputy Chief Minister, Mangat Ram Sharma, Principal GMC, Jammu Dr. Rajinder Singh, trustees of the college, faculty members and students were present on the occasion.
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