New Delhi: The CBI has launched a probe investigation against 14 state medical councils and 73 foreign medical graduates who were allowed to practice medicine in India even without qualifying mandatory Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), officials said
According to norms, a foreign medical graduate must qualify FMGE/Screening Test conducted by the National Board of Examination in order to get provisional or permanent registration with the National Medical Commission or a state medical council to practice medicine in India.
The CBI has registered a case of alleged corruption, criminal conspiracy, forgery and cheating against unidentified officials of state medical councils, the erstwhile Medical Council of India, and 73 foreign medical graduates, the officials said.
The National Board of Examination had intimated to the Ministry of Health that 73 such medical graduates who did their MBBS from foreign countries such as Russia, Ukraine, China, and Nigeria during 2011-22 have not qualified for its examination and yet got registration from various state medical councils.
“Such fraudulent and fake registration by non-qualified persons will be detrimental to the health and well-being of citizens. It has inter-state ramifications in the health sector,” a complaint from Union Health Ministry to the CBI said.
Mumbai: In his illustrious career, which is still going strong at the age of 81, Amitabh…
Berhampur: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly impregnating a minor girl on false promise…
Bhubaneswar: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will soon commence high-tech 'Ambaari Utsav' bus…
New Delhi: A category 1 storm hit the Shanghai region Monday, causing significant damage. Typhoon Bebinca…
New Delhi: Monday brought the news of yet another derailment on Indian rail tracks. Three…
Bhubaneswar: In a major move to enhance railway infrastructure in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to set an example for others, Excise officials destroyed a huge…
Hyderabad: Amid the renewed #MeToo wave in the southern film industry, another serious charge of…