Haryana govt reiterates MBBS candidates need to deposit INR 40 lakh bond fee or sign bond

Haryana government has said that only those candidates will be considered for the MBBS course in the GMCs of the state for sessions 2022-23 who deposit the bond fee as per the policy introduced in November 2020.

The director of general medical education and research issued a letter on September 8 and asked the students admitted to the MBBS course for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 sessions to submit the bond amount or fee as per the policy.

The government has once again said that only those candidates will be considered for MBBS course in government medical colleges for the session 2022-23 who deposit the bond fee as per the policy introduced in November 2020.

The letter reads, “The policy dated 06-11-2020 should be widely publicised on the college website and the same should also be informed to MCC, DGHS/NMC for information of candidates seeking admission through 15% all-India quota. Accordingly, the information should be uploaded on the authorised portal on which the 15% all-India quota seats are sent to MCC, DGHC."

On the MBBS bond condition, earlier Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that it has been included so that after pursuing MBBS, students can work in the state and provide their services to the people of the state. 

Not everyone convinced with MBBS bond condition

Dr Ranbir Singh Dahiya, an academician and former professor of Rohtak-based Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), said, “As per the policy, after completion of the MBBS course, the government will pay the entire loan of INR 40 lakh, if the candidate concerned takes up the government job. But the issue is where are the government jobs for all candidates? The government is not giving guarantee of government jobs to all the pass-outs. If you are not able to give government jobs to all the students, then why has this condition been imposed on all MBBS students. This condition may be applicable to only those whom the government offers a job. If one is not taking up the job, then he may be asked to pay the fee of INR 40 lakh. But if a student opts for the government job and the government is unable to offer the job, then why should the loan amount be paid by the candidate,” as reported by Indian Express.

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Kumari Selja said, “The manner in which the bond condition had been imposed in MBBS admissions, it is a direct attack on the interests of students who have dreams to become doctors on sheer merit. It’s a tall order for any meritorious student coming from an ordinary and poor background to arrange for INR 40 lakh (for four-year course).”

“Only meritorious students apply for admission to government medical colleges. Most of them belong to very poor and ordinary families. They are unable to pay the expensive fee in private colleges and hence try to score higher rank for getting admission in government colleges. The BJP-JJP alliance government had given them the option of signing bonds or paying fee to prevent them from getting admission in government medical colleges. Those who will not pay the fee of INR 40 lakh or sign a bond, will not get admission. It was clear from this step that the intention of the state government was to commercialise government medical college admissions,” she added.

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