RAJ-SURAKSHA announced in Rajasthan Budget 2026 introduces a statewide emergency response system for road accidents, heart attacks and critical cases. The scheme includes a 24×7 command centre, tele ECG at CHCs, CPR training for drivers and 250 advanced ambulances to reduce preventable deaths and improve trauma care across Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Health Budget 2026-27 introduces RAJ-MAMTA, a major mental health initiative focused on suicide prevention, counselling services, district mental health cells and a Center of Excellence in Jaipur. With rising depression and suicide rates across Rajasthan, the scheme aims to strengthen early detection, awareness and treatment through a statewide mental healthcare network.
Read MoreRajasthan Health Budget 2026-27 brings major reforms in public healthcare with new hospital infrastructure, 150 PG seat increase, critical care expansion, 500 drug counters, online medico legal reports and recruitment of doctors and staff. From paediatric super speciality care to fire safety and patient facilities, Rajasthan’s health system is set for a major upgrade.
Read MoreAIIMS institutions across India are facing major staffing shortages. AIIMS Delhi alone has 446 vacant faculty posts out of 1306 sanctioned positions, with 2542 non faculty posts also unfilled. Newer institutes show even higher vacancy rates, including AIIMS Mangalagiri with about 52% faculty posts vacant, AIIMS Deoghar nearly 50%, AIIMS Rajkot around 48% and AIIMS Bibinagar about 45%.
Read MoreMedical negligence cases in India are rising rapidly with 65,000 cases filed in 2025 across courts and consumer forums. Legal scrutiny is shifting from clinical errors to documentation lapses, digital evidence, consent forms and telemedicine practices. Experts warn that poor paperwork and record keeping are increasingly leading to compensation and criminal proceedings against doctors and hospitals
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has ruled that Foreign Medical Graduate interns are entitled to the same stipend as Indian Medical Graduate interns. The court made it clear that seniors cannot be treated worse than juniors once stipend parity is granted. This landmark decision reinforces equal pay for equal work during medical internship and is expected to benefit hundreds of FMGs across India.
Read MoreA first year female MBBS student of Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, has allegedly died after consuming acid in her hostel room. Her body has been sent for post mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death. This incident raises serious concerns about intense academic stress, absence of structured mental health counselling programmes, and student support systems across medical colleges.
Read More27 departments across 36 government medical colleges in Telangana are running without any teaching faculty, exposing a dangerous collapse behind the rapid expansion of MBBS seats. This crisis is not limited to Telangana. Across India, medical colleges face faculty shortages, widening the gap between infrastructure and academic quality and decreasing the credibility and value of MBBS degree.
Read MoreNEET PG 2025 saw drastic cut off reduction leading to PG seats being allotted at negative and single/double digit marks out of 800 across India. The trend has sparked a nationwide debate on merit, reservation policy, falling standards in medical colleges, and the future quality of specialist doctors in India’s healthcare system.
Read MoreA major medical fraud has surfaced in Rajasthan after SOG arrested two fake foreign made doctors for using forged FMGE certificates to obtain internships and registration through the Rajasthan Medical Council. With 73 more candidates under investigation, the scam raises serious concerns about patient safety, regulatory failure and the integrity of India’s healthcare system.
Read MoreThe Karnataka government has restricted private practice by government doctors to outpatient services only, banning private inpatient treatment. This 2026 order aims to prevent neglect of duties in government hospitals and strengthen public healthcare accountability. A detailed medico legal analysis of the policy, its legal implications, and impact on specialists and private hospitals.
Read MoreThe Tamil Nadu Assistant Surgeon (General) Recruitment 2025 highlights India’s medical employment crisis, where 25,172 doctors competed for only 1100 government posts. With a 23:1 ratio, category wise seat fragmentation, repeated exams, and take home pay near ₹85,000, the notification exposes severe doctor overproduction and lack of workforce planning.
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