BHOPAL: The unanimous rejection of the proposed appointment of an administrative officer in each of the 13 state-run medical institutions by the medical community forced the  BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government to step back, and put the controversial proposal in cold storage.

The proposal to name Deputy Collectors/SDMs in each state-run medical college was set to be presented to the state cabinet for approval on Tuesday, according to sources aware of the matter, but the meeting was unexpectedly postponed because some ministers were involved in the Gujarat elections.

The Gandhi Medical College Teachers Association, however, later received word that the motion had been postponed and would no longer be placed before the cabinet.

This was the third time in a year that the government had to withdraw its proposal due to opposition from the medical community, which maintained that medical institutions required experts from the same sector. The state government has suggested that appointing an administrative officer to oversee each medical college's administrative matters.
The largest medical school in the state, Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal, reports that no other medical facility in the nation has ever used this approach.

"We would want to express our gratitude to the chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and the state's minister of medical education, Vishwas Sarang, for withdrawing the proposal. We were informed today that the proposal will not be brought back before the cabinet in addition to being delayed, "Dr. Rakesh Malvia, president of the Gandhi Medical College Teachers Association, said.

After the Covid-19 outbreak, it was planned to establish an administrative officer in the state's medical faculty to promote greater transparency and lessen the strain on doctors by relieving them of all administrative duties so they could concentrate solely on their patients. 

But the medical professionals voiced their disapproval. "How can a non-medical individual determine what supplies or medications should be bought for the patients? These choices can only be made by doctors. We do not comprehend why our own government is attempting to destroy our healthcare system "Dr. Malvia said.

When a Deputy Collector was appointed as the Chief Medical Commissioner of the Sagar Medical College in August of this year, the action was started even though the plan did not receive approval from the government. After teachers and students objected to the decision, it was reversed within 24 hours.

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