New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday wrote a letter to Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare (Mohfw) J P Nadda, urging for timely conduct of NEET PG 2024 counselling. In its letter addressed to the Health Minister, the IMA wrote, “On behalf of the IMA, we write to bring to your kind attention the growing concerns and uncertainty surrounding the delay in the NEET PG 2024 counselling process, which is currently held up due to an ongoing case in the Supreme Court.” In the letter, the IMA has urged the Minister to explore interim measures ensuring the counselling process to commence, “ensuring that the interest of both students and healthcare system are safeguard.”
The letter said “Candidates, who have worked tirelessly to qualify for postgraduate medical seats, are facing prolonged uncertainty about their future due to the judicial proceedings. This situation is also impacting the functioning of healthcare institutions, as the timely induction of postgraduate students is crucial to ensure the availability of medical professionals in hospitals and medical colleges.” Furthermore, IMA said that several state counselling committees are also in dilemma over awarding of incentive marks to in-service candidates due to non-disclosure of marks this year. “Therefore, we request a declaration of a normalised score to ensure smooth conduction of state quota counselling too,” IMA added.