India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recently uncovered a sophisticated corruption network involving many senior officials of the Ministry of Health , the National Medical Commission (NMC), private medical colleges and many intermediary organizations. Specifically, according to a report on July 7, 34 individuals were accused of manipulating the quality control process of medical colleges, including the former Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The leaders of private medical schools bribed health officials to obtain confidential inspection information. They then staged “dramas” to give the impression to education quality inspection teams that the schools were in full compliance with accreditation requirements.
“Digitalisation was supposed to bring transparency, but now it is being used to legitimise fraud. This is not just a scam, it is the collapse of an institution,” said Amulya Nidhi, representative of the People’s Health Movement of India.
The CBI said that the Rawatpura Institute of Medical Sciences and Research alone paid as much as INR 5.5 million in bribes to three NMC officials to get a preview of inspection records. The bribes were often passed through intermediaries.
The National Health Commission, as the highest regulatory body in the health sector, has been accused of failing to take strong disciplinary action after clear evidence emerged. Experts question why no schools have had their licenses revoked or doctors disbarred.
A doctor in Delhi said that this case is particularly serious because the CBI has irrefutable evidence in its hands, opening up opportunities for comprehensive reforms. However, he also expressed concern that if the government and regulatory agencies do not take strong action, people will lose faith in the medical education system.
Activists, academics and medical professionals are demanding a complete overhaul of the medical education review and approval process, especially in the private sector. They are calling on the government to take a clear stance, revoke the licenses of offending institutions and introduce mandatory ethics education in medical schools.
The investigation is still ongoing and more individuals are expected to be prosecuted in the coming days. However, for the Indian public, the scandal has left a deep stain on the moral degradation of the education system.
“Approvals for medical colleges are being auctioned like vegetables in the market. As a result, we are producing unethical doctors, which is degrading the entire healthcare ecosystem. We cannot afford to produce unethical doctors just for short-term gains,” said Amulya Nidhi, representative of the People’s Health Movement of India.
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