The shortage of medical staff in the public health sector has been one of the impediments in India\u2019s Covid-19 containment strategy. Insufficient health workforce has been a long-standing problem, particularly in government health facilities that remain overburdened and understaffed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s high time to resolve this issue but the solution surely doesn’t lie in increasing the cost of medical education as some of the states have already done. A part of the reason why India is short of doctors is that medical education is expensive and those who have the means to acquire it either prefer to work in private health facilities in the country or migrate overseas, said experts, citing how the increasing fees in government medical colleges in the country are keeping the poor but deserving students out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the recent move from the Haryana government appears to contradict the above statement. In a bid to nudge students from government-run medical colleges to practice medicine in state-run medical institutions, the Haryana government has introduced a new bond that could be up to Rs 9.2 lakh yearly payable upfront by students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n