Maharashtra to set up Medical Service Commission

Along the lines of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), the state government is all set to establish Maharashtra Medical Service Commission, read here to know more.

To speed up filling vacant posts in government medical colleges in the state, the Maharashtra government is all set to establish Maharashtra Medical Service Commission, along the lines of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC).

While replying to a question in the legislative council regarding the vacant posts in Maharashtra's government medical colleges, Minister for medical education, Girish Mahajan, said on Monday, “The department is seriously discussing the issue and will take a decision about setting up a Maharashtra Medical Service Commission on priority. This will streamline appointments to vacant posts in medical colleges,” as reported by Indian Express.

The minister told the house that there are 22 government medical colleges in the state, which have 490 positions for professors, of which 166 are vacant. Of the 1,126 posts for associate professors, 206 are vacant, and of the 1,765 posts for assistant professors, 824 are vacant.

Moreover, MPSC has started the process to appoint 22 professors, 56 associate professors and 72 assistant professors and recommended candidates for 44 positions and nine vacancies have been filled after the promotion of existing officials. The remaining 97 positions continue to remain vacant, according to Mahajan.

Mahajan said, “Even though MPSC has assured that vacant positions will be filled soon, the turnaround time for an appointment via MPSC is one or two years. To streamline this process, there is a plan to set up Maharashtra Medical Service Commission and fill all vacant positions.”

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