A month after The Hindu reported systemic intimidation tactics employed by private medical colleges in Telangana, the State government has initiated a State-wide vigilance inquiry into these institutions amid a surge of student complaints over stipend denial and violations of regulatory standards.
Pvt medical colleges submitted fabricated info
According to a senior Health department official, the decision was prompted by internal assessments which revealed that over half of the 29 private medical colleges in the State had submitted fabricated information in response to official notices. These notices had sought detailed explanations on 17 parameters, including stipend disbursement, patient care quality, faculty availability, clinical infrastructure, biometric attendance systems, and the constitution of key regulatory committees within institutions.
“Only four colleges were found to be compliant with the prescribed norms,” the official said, noting that the responses received from the remaining were largely unsatisfactory and misleading. The findings point to a broader pattern of institutional neglect, where both undergraduate and postgraduate students are being denied stipends and made to train in substandard clinical environments, the official added.
