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Time of India
21-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
FCIMS recognition cancelled by NMC
Representative image HYDERABAD: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has revoked the recognition of Father Colombo Institute of Medical Sciences (FCIMS) in Warangal, a private medical college with 150 seats, following bribery allegations against one of its trustees in a nationwide scam involving the recognition of private medical institutions. This action follows a case filed by the CBI against Father Joseph Komareddy, who allegedly attempted to pay 66 lakh to NMC officials during an annual inspection concerning infrastructure and faculty requirements for regulatory approval. The move is part of a broader CBI investigation into corruption within the NMC. The probe has uncovered a network of intermediaries accused of securing approvals for private medical colleges through bribery. A total of 36 individuals have been named in the FIR, including two from Telangana, one based in Hyderabad, Ankam Rambabu, and another trustee of FCIMS. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad According to health department officials, although FCIMS's recognition has been withdrawn, students currently enrolled in the first and second years of MBBS programme will be permitted to continue their studies. Of the 30 medical colleges in Telangana, two are deemed universities, one has had its recognition revoked, and the admissions process for the remaining 27 private colleges will be overseen by Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS).
The Hindu
04-07-2025
- The Hindu
Ghost faculty, hawala deals, ₹66 lakh bribe: Two from Telangana named in pan-India NMC corruption scam
A widening Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged corruption in the National Medical Commission (NMC) has uncovered a southern syndicate of intermediaries facilitating bribe-driven regulatory approvals for private medical colleges. Among the 36 named in the FIR are two individuals based in Telangana, one in Hyderabad and the other connected to a medical college in Warangal. According to the FIR, the Hyderabad-based accused, Ankam Rambabu, and his associate, B. Hari Prasad from Andhra Pradesh, played a key role in manipulating medical inspections and arranging 'ghost faculty' to ensure favourable reports during NMC statutory inspections. The duo, in cohort with Dr. Krishna Kishore of Visakhapatnam, allegedly collected large sums of money on behalf of medical institutions seeking regulatory favours. In one instance, ₹50 lakh was collected from the director of Gayatri Medical College, Visakhapatnam, and routed via hawala channels to senior officials in Delhi, including Dr. Virendra Kumar, another accused named in the FIR and suspected of acting as a central conduit for bribes. The FIR reveals that Dr. Hari Prasad and Dr. Ankam Rambabu jointly handled regulatory affairs for Father Colombo Institute of Medical Sciences in Warangal. In return, the institute's administrator, Fr. Joseph Kommareddy, allegedly made illegal payments of ₹66 lakh to the duo to secure smooth passage of inspections and approval processes. The FIR says that such consultants were actively coaching colleges to game the system, preparing dummy infrastructure, hiring proxy staff, and coordinating bribes to NMC assessors. The FIR also highlights a pattern where inspection dates and names of assessors were leaked in advance to institutions, allowing them to stage-manage compliance. Several colleges allegedly deployed fabricated biometric records and fictitious patients to pass muster. The CBI has registered the FIR under charges of criminal conspiracy, corruption, and abuse of official position. The Hyderabad-Warangal link is part of a larger pan-India network involving health ministry officials, NMC staffers, middlemen, and medical college administrators. The bribe money, as per the FIR, was often laundered through hawala networks, with some of it even diverted to fund personal projects like temple construction.
