NMC to launch portal for colleges to upload data on infra, faculty

Colleges will be encouraged to implement a patient information system linked with ABHA id — the government’s unique ID linked health record account.

There has been a rapid increase in the number of MBBS seats over the last decade, crossing the 1 lakh mark, and now, the government intends to increase the number of PG seats to match.

The National Medical Commission Thursday said it will soon launch a portal for medical colleges to annually update information regarding availability of beds, infrastructure, faculty, as well as patients to evaluate whether minimum standards are followed. While it is already mandatory for colleges to provide Aadhaar-based biometric attendance for faculty members, it will also be started for students.

Colleges will be encouraged to implement a patient information system linked with ABHA id — the government’s unique ID linked health record account.

These are all steps towards continuous monitoring of medical colleges instead of physical inspections now carried out for continued recognition of colleges. Officials said inspections don’t always give a true picture of what happens in the colleges through the year.

Dr. Vijayendra Kumar, a member of the UG board, said colleges can attract fines of up to `1 crore under the new norms for providing wrong information. The information submitted on the portal will also be made public, he said.

There has been a rapid increase in the number of MBBS seats over the last decade, crossing the 1 lakh mark, and now, the government intends to increase the number of PG seats to match.

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