The Haryana government has come up with a plan to introduce new medical courses under a new policy drafted regarding postgraduate (degree/DNB/diploma) for HCMS/HCDS.
Haryana Health and Family Welfare Minister Anil Vij said that the state government has prepared a new policy regarding Post Graduation (Degree/DNB/Diploma) courses for Haryana Civil Medical Service (HCMS)/Haryana Civil Dental Service (HCDS) in the health department.
“Eight super-speciality courses have been added under this new policy. While in the proposed PG policy, now a total of three years regular period service, including two years’ service in rural area with pay for course, two years regular service without pay and resignation on regular service less than two years. The specialities for both the HCMS & HCDS cadres have been defined separately,” Vij said.
The specialties of biochemistry and microbiology and radiotherapy and nuclear medicine have been included in HCMS cadre and establishment of TCCC at Ambala Cantt. expanding horizon of non-communicable diseases.
“A separate clause for the courses not covered under PG Policy but approved by GOI (MOHFW/UGC/AICTE other than the medical/dental bodies) has been incorporated for which the provisions of study leave of HCS (Leave Rules 2016, Chapter XI) has been evoked as there are some short duration fellowship programmes which are useful for improving the clinical skills,” Vij added.
An amount of Rs 1 crore for PG degree with pay, Rs 65 lakh for PG diploma with pay and Rs 1.5 crore has been fixed for super-speciality courses with pay. Besides, with the benefit of incentive/reservation with pay, an amount of Rs.1 crore for superspeciality, Rs 75 lakh for PG degree and Rs. 45 lakh for PG Diploma has been fixed. Similarly, Rs 75 lakh for superspeciality, Rs 40 lakh for PG degree and Rs 25 lakh for PG diploma has been fixed without availing benefit of incentive/reservation.
The salary and emoluments shall be claimed against the PG reserve seats at HQ. Also, the NBE examination has been added along with any entrance/NEET exam. Further, the upper age limit for admission into the course will be 45 years as on 31 March.
In the draft new policy, in case the doctor is already bonded with any other department, NOC under this policy would be granted to such doctor subject to the condition that both the bonds will run separately and candidates would complete all the terms of both/or multiple bonds. No doctor shall be issued an NOC for deputation to another department within/out of state before completion of bond conditions, in any circumstances.