'BMC on verge of derecognition'

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, JULY 25. The Health Minister, Dr. A.B. Maalakaraddy, has warned that the Bangalore Medical College (BMC) and the K.R. Medical College in Mysore are on the verge of derecognition by the Medical Council of India (MCI) because of the "indifferent attitude of the teaching faculty and lack of up-to-date facilities".

He was speaking after inaugurating the BMC Alumni Association here today. "As a minister, and a doctor myself, I am disappointed." He said the state of affairs in both the prestigious medical colleges was dismal and that the K.R. Medical College would have been derecognised but for the efforts Dr. Shyamsundar, a member of the MCI. The MCI had noticed a 50 per cent shortage of teaching staff in the college, he said.

The Government had appointed 133 doctors for its medical colleges, of whom 132 had refused to go to Mysore on various pretexts. A number of doctors from the K.R. Medical College wanted to come to Bangalore.

The situation in the BMC was no different. The facilities at the Victoria Hospital were inadequate. There were complaints about the faculty and facilities in the BMC. There was an urgent need to modernise all the government hospitals and medical colleges to bring them on a par with private medical institutions. The alumni associations had a big role to play in the development of the medical colleges, he said.

Criticising the authorities responsible for the "deplorable" condition of the BMC men's hostel, the Minister of State for Medical Education, Ms. Nafees Fazal, said there was an urgent need to "restore hygiene in the hostel". She said the "appalling conditions" of the hostel had to be seen to be believed.

Welcoming the gathering, Dr. H.G. Satya, President of the BMC Alumni Association, said that over 6,500 doctors had graduated from the BMC. One of the objectives of the association was to help in developing the college.

Dr. R. Seethalakshmi, Director of Medical Education, Dr. C.M. Jayakeerthi, Principal, BMC, Dr. K.M. Srinivasa Gowda, Vice- President of the association, and Dr. S.R. Gurumurthy, Secretary, were among those present.

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