FAIMA flags severe lapses at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College; writes to NMC over faculty shortage

The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) has written to National Medical Commission (NMC) seeking urgent intervention over what it described as “severe and persistent deficiencies” at Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College(SABVGMC), Chhainsa in Faridabad.

In a letter to NMC chairperson, the doctors’ body alleged that the Haryana government medical college continues to suffer from major lapses in hospital functioning, faculty availability, student infrastructure and regulatory compliance despite multiple inspections.

FAIMA wrote that the institution, though approved by NMC in 2020 and having admitted its first MBBS batch in 2022, has not yet evolved into a fully functional teaching medical college. The association noted that students from the pioneer batch are now facing academic and clinical setbacks because of continuing systemic failures.

As per the letter, even the most basic requirements needed for professional medical training remain compromised, affecting both patient services and classroom-to-clinic learning transition for undergraduate students.

FAIMA to NMC: Key deficiencies

Among the principal concerns listed by FAIMA are:

• Non-functional or weak inpatient clinical services
• Extremely low patient inflow in OPD units
• Frequent non-availability of medicines in hospital pharmacy
• Prolonged electricity and water supply disruptions
• Acute shortage of teaching faculty in major departments
• Repeated inspections without visible compliance correction

The letter specifically pointed out that departments such as General Medicine, Radiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Psychiatry are functioning with inadequate faculty strength, while some reportedly have no proper departmental staffing at all.

FAIMA warned that this has directly disrupted regular teaching schedules and bedside clinical exposure. The demands of FAIMA to NMC and the action to be sought are in the below table.

Seeking immediate remedial action, FAIMA has asked the commission to ensure a time-bound rectification of all deficiencies and hold the concerned administrative authorities accountable.

“The 2022 batch is bearing the brunt,” the association said, adding that students’ “education, clinical competence and future careers” are now at stake if intervention is delayed.