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New Delhi: Soon after the National Medical Commission (NMC) sought action taken report from the DY Patil Medical College, Pune on several allegations, the college released a statement highlighting that the Commission’s assessors’ team did not find any violations during inspections.

Clarifying that during multiple inspections, no such deficiencies were identified, the college mentioned in its statement that it has already responded to the queries raised by NMC and it continues to comply with the regulations, reports Edex Live

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that taking cognizance of several allegations concerning medical students, their training and the functioning of the institute, NMC recently directed the DY Patil Medical College, Pune to look into the matter and furnish an action taken report within a week.

NMC wrote to the medical college in this regard after receiving a complaint alleging several deficiencies in the medical college including infrastructure and space constraints, irregularities and financial concerns, stipend deductions, issues with the district residency programme, deficiencies in medical training and patient care, and concerns regarding surgical training.

Accordingly, in a letter dated 04.03.2025, NMC asked the college to immediately look into the matter and furnish an Action Taken Report to the Postgraduate Medical Education Board of the Commission within 7 days.

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As per the NMC letter, the college campus houses multiple institutes leading to “congestion and resource limitations” and it also lacks a playground and parking space for the resident doctors. Allegations were also raised claiming that the college was maintaining fake files, additional payments were being collected from students for faculties and resident publication, stipend deductions were being carried out arbitrarily, and fake scholarship documents were being submitted to the UGC. It was further alleged the medical college was inadequately implementing the District Residency Program. Besides, the complainant also highlighted deficiencies in medical training and patient care and concerns regarding surgical training.

The issue was also raised by the National President of the United Doctors’ Front (UDF) Dr Lakshya Mittal who shared copies of the NMC’s letter to the medical college.

However, the college has now defended itself clarifying that the NMC assessors did not find any deficiencies while conducting inspection at the medical college. 

Sharing a statement on the issue with Edex Live, the college mentioned, “Dr DY Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune, is committed to excellence in medical education, infrastructure and patient care. We adhere to all regulatory standards and have consistently met the highest benchmarks in every inspection. The NMC follows a procedural approach in seeking clarifications for any queries raised. We categorically state that during multiple inspections, NMC assessors have not identified any deficiencies. We have responded to the NMC queries and continue to uphold regulatory compliance. Our institution remains committed to the highest standards of transparency, integrity and the relentless pursuit of medical excellence.”

Previously, the college was directed by the Postgraduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) on 30.01.2025 to furnish its comments concerning the allegations of non-payment of stipends and mental harassment etc. Thereafter on 20.02.2025, the college informed that the complainant had collected all the documents and that the Complaint was false. However, NMC has observed that the college did not provide documentary proof for the payment of the stipend.

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