NMC notices are part of routine process, steps underway to address gaps: Telangana DME
Earlier this month, the NMC had served notices to the colleges, highlighting deficiencies and calling for corrective action. As part of the process, the Commission has asked the Telangana Health Secretary and the DME to appear in person before it in New Delhi on June 18.
In a video statement released Tuesday evening, the DME explained that such notices are issued annually to medical colleges across India, both public and private, as part of the NMC's standard inspection and assessment mechanism to ensure institutions are compliant with regulatory norms.
'In our state, we have 34 government and 29 private medical colleges, with nearly 9,000 medical students enrolled. These notices are not unprecedented. They were issued in 2022, 2023, 2024, and now again in 2025. This is a national-level quality assurance exercise aimed at improving the overall standard of medical education,' he said.
Dr. Kumar said that government medical colleges, in particular, undergo periodic audits to identify and address issues such as faculty shortages, infrastructural gaps, and missing or outdated diagnostic equipment. Institutions are typically granted time to rectify these shortcomings before further action is taken.
To address faculty shortfalls, the DME said the State government has already begun recruitment efforts and eased service rules to expedite appointments.
On the diagnostics front, the DME said that currently, 32 out of 34 government medical colleges in Telangana are equipped with CT scan facilities. The remaining two are expected to be operational with CT scanners within the next two months. Upgrades to MRI machines, laboratory infrastructure, and other diagnostic tools are also underway to meet NMC standards.
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