Teachers’ Association Urges Creation of New Posts Immediately

Quick Summary

• the Kerala Government Medical Colleges Teachers Association (KGMCTA) urged the government to create new posts for two recently sanctioned medical colleges in Wayanad and Kasaragod, each offering 50 MBBS seats approved by the national Medical Commission (NMC).
• NMC’s sanction was granted through temporary redeployment of faculty from older medical colleges to the new ones. Additional permanent teaching posts have not yet been created.
• Required staffing includes 50 teaching posts and eight senior resident positions at Kasaragod, and 17 teaching posts and ten senior resident positions at Wayanad.
• KGMCTA raised concerns about rising patient loads in medical colleges, highlighting that inadequately staffed institutions may compromise both patient care and education quality.
• Temporary measures include redeploying 19 faculty to Wayanad, 38 faculty to Kasaragod, and six teachers from Pathanamthitta General Hospital to Konni Government Medical College.
• KGMCTA alleged that redeployment is a short-term solution amounting to a “fraud” on students,patients,and institutions amid unresolved staff shortages across older medical colleges for over a decade.
• They demanded immediate creation of new posts through PSC appointments/promotions while restoring redeployed staff back to their original institutions.

Indian Opinion Analysis

The staffing challenges cited by KGMCTA underscore structural inefficiencies within India’s public healthcare system. While expanding access with new government medical colleges is commendable, disproportionate reliance on temporary measures such as faculty redeployment sets concerning precedents for sustainable healthcare delivery. Without meeting mandated minimum requirements stipulated by NMC or addressing chronic underemployment in older institutions-some unfilled for over a decade-such moves could strain existing resources further.

Creating adequate permanent positions remains critical not only for stabilizing newly established facilities like those in Wayanad/Kasaragod but also ensuring quality education standards adhere consistently across state-run infrastructure. Failure risks compounding effects on student learning outcomes alongside public healthcare access-a priority area requiring urgent action given increasing rural health needs statewide.

Read More: Published – September 03, 2025