Medical Education Minister V S Acharya on Thursday told the Legislative Assembly that only some of the excess teaching staff in the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli were transferred to new government medical colleges for the purpose of inspection conducted by the Medical Council of India.

Replying to the issue raised by Mr S R Morey during zero hour, Dr Acharya said transfer was necessary as some teaching posts in the new colleges had remained vacant during the MCI inspection.

Clarifying that nothing illegal has been done by the government, the Minister said only excess staff were temporarily shifted to new colleges and all of them have already reported back to KIMS as classes are not yet commenced in the new colleges.

He also informed the House that such an action was necessary in the interest of colleges as some of the newly appointed teaching staff had not reported to duty at the time of MCI inspection and process of recruitment to some posts were not completed by then.

The MCI regulation stipulate that the new medical college should have teaching staff for all the subjects, though student study only a few subjects, mainly non-clinical, in the first year, he pointed out.

The minister however, made it clear that all new medical colleges will have their own teaching staff before September 30,  a day before the commencement of the classes.

Daily wage
Deputy Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday assured the Legislative Assembly that the cabinet sub-committee would soon discuss the issue of regularising daily wage employees keeping in mind the Supreme Court’s judgement. He also called upon the daily wage employees, who are on indefinite strike in Bangalore, to withdraw their agitation as the government will take a decision on humanitarian ground.