Drug Licence Case in Kerala High Court

Drug Licence Case in Kerala High Court

This is to inform you that the QPMPA lost the Drug License case in the Hon'ble Kerala High Court.

Attend the Extraordinary General Body Meeting at IMA Hall Kozhikode on Saturday, 27 March 2010 at 5.30 pm to decide the next step to be taken in this case.

Dr. K. Kishore Kumar,
QPMPA State Secretary

QPMPA India

QPMPA India

Memorandum, Rules & Byelaws approved by the CWC at its meeting held on 21 February 2010 at Kochi

As presented before the Extraordinary General Body Meeting
held at the IMA Hall, Kozhikode on 27 March 2010

Qualified Private Medical Practitioners’ Association
(QPMPA) INDIA

(Register No. ER-556/85 under Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies’ Act (Act 12 of 1955)

PREAMBLE

WHEREAS it is found necessary to provide uniform and high standard of medical care to the Public, and,

WHEREAS it is found necessary the private Sector Medical Service should be harnessed and managed in such a way, as it may play an equally important role as the Government Service in this field,

IT is found essential to bring all the practising members of the Medical Care System in the Private Sector under one organisational setup and to frame a constitution with a detailed Procedural Code, Rules and Regulations,

AND so such organisation be formed and shall hereinafter be called the QUALIFIED PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS’ ASSOCIATION, INDIA or simply as QPMPA INDIA.

This amended Constitution with the Rules and Regulations which go along with it shall come into force from the Twentyeighth (28th) day of March 2010 and shall cancel all the existing such code, and,

WE, the members of the said Organisation do hereby solemnly declare our allegiance to this constitution and take an oath to uphold the provisions of the same without any reservation, and within its purview, protect the interest of our Profession.

WE, on this day of 27 March 2010 hereby affix our signature as a mark of our approval and assent.

PART - I

Memorandum of Association

1. Name
The name of the Association shall be the Qualified Private Medical Practitioners’ Association, India, or simply to be referred as the QPMPA India.

2. Office

A permanent Office — Central Secretariat — shall be located at Kochi, Kerala. Shall be shifted to New Delhi if required, subject to availability of land and building. The Administrative activities shall be conducted where the elected National General Secretary resides if he/she is a nonresident of the area of the Central Secretariat. Apart from this, a liaison office and/or an officer shall be placed at New Delhi and all State Headquarters.

3. Jurisdiction

The activities of the Association shall be confined to the geographical borders of India including Union Territories.

4. Objects and Aims


a) To raise and maintain at high levels the ethical and professional standard of the Public Health-care System in Private Sector, and to improve the quality of Patient care.

b) To provide necessary teaching and training forum(s) to improve and to expand the knowledge of Medical profession, so as to provide access to the latest technological and scientific advancement and to keep the profession abreast of the modern trends.

c) To help and guide the management of the private sector medical services in matters of starting new clinics and health-care centres in areas where there is need for such as in underdeveloped and rural areas.

d) To take necessary steps and measures to protect the public from the growing menace of Quackery and the dangers that arises from it to public health and hygiene.

e) To protect the interest of the profession against uncalled-for harassment arising from different sources from time to time, and to provide the victimised members necessary legal and other means of protection.

f) To formulate a system of welfare scheme for the profession so that necessary succour (financial and/or other means) shall be given in case of unexpected and sudden mishaps, accidents, etc.

g) To take necessary measures to convince the Central and State Governments the necessity of forming a separate Directorate for the Private Sector Medical Care System at the Center and all States, similar to the Directorate for Medical Education and Public Health so that the interest of this sector may be safeguarded in all its aspects.

h) To establish schools, colleges and Postgraduate Institutions to start courses in paramedical sciences, nursing and medicine.

i) To start cooperative societies in all states to help improve health-care delivery and related activities.

PART - II
Constitution and General Rules


5. Formation


The QPMPA, India shall be formed by all qualified private medical practitioners of Modern Medicine and who are registered and who continue to be in the Register of the Indian Medical Council directly or through any of the State Medical Councils in India, and is practising in India.

6. Register


There shall be a Register, which shall be in the custody of the Central Office and which shall be the recognised official document of the list of active members of the QPMPA, and which shall be revised and be kept up-to-date from time to time as and when necessary.

7. Members


a) Eligibility:

i) Any person possessing a Medical Qualification(s) as defined in the Indian Medical Degree Act, 1916 (Act VII of 1916) and duly registered with the Indian Medical Council having his/her name currently in the Indian Medical Council Register, directly or through any of the State Medical Councils in India, and who are pursuing private Medical Practice in India, are eligible to join as members of QPMPA, and are eligible to be entered in the Register.

ii) Any person possessing a Dental Qualification (B.D.S./M.D.S.) and registered under the State Dental Council/Indian Dental Council and who is doing Private Practice shall be eligible to join as an Associate Member of QPMPA.

b) Classification:

i) Life Members: This refers to members who pay a lump sum in lieu of their annual subscription, which is governed by the byelaws laid down for this purpose from time to time.

ii) Branch Members: Persons enlisting themselves as members through a local branch as per byelaws shall be called Branch Members.

iii) Direct Members: Persons who are practising in an area where there is no recognised Local or State Branch can become members of the QPMPA directly as permissible. However, nobody is entitled to become direct members from an area where there exists a recognised functioning State/Local Branch.

iv) Associate Members: House Surgeons and Postgraduate students may enrol themselves as Associate members either through a Local/State Branch or directly.

v) Couple Members: If both the husband and wife are Medical practitioners in private sector and are eligible to become members as per byelaws, they both can enjoy the privileges as two individual members by paying a subscription one and a half times the single membership fees, instead of two single membership fees.

vi) Institution members: Institution shall be given membership on payment of prescribed fees and satisfying other conditions and the Institution shall be represented by a Registered Modern Medical Practitioner only who is a QPMPA member.

8. Subscription, Central fund Contributions (CFC) & Legal Fund Contributions (LFC)


a) To become a member and to continue as a member of QPMPA each member shall pay the subscription notified in the Byelaws as given below.

b) Local and State Branches are at liberty to fix the subscription rates to be collected from the members in its area of operation for their local activities and the minimum subscription shall be as shown:-

Local Branch

Annual Single Member : Rs. 600/- pa
Annual Couple Members : Rs. 900/- pa
Life Single Member : Rs. 6,000/-
Life Couple Members : Rs. 9,000/-

Note: The above subscription includes a Journal share of Rs. 100 for Annual Single member, Rs. 150 for Annual Couple member, Rs. 1,000 for Life Single member and Rs. 1,500 for Life Couple member. The Central QPMPA is responsible for the printing and publishing of the QPMPA.JMS. This Journal share of subscription shall be paid to Central QPMPA.

i) The Local Branch shall pay as CFC to the State Office at the following minimum rates and in turn the State Office shall pay the Central share along with the Journal share in full as shown:-

CFC disbursement calculation —
1. Local Branch (Annual Member) Rs. 600
2. Journal share Rs. 100
3. Balance with LB Rs. 500
4. State Share 50% of No. 3 Rs. 250
5. Actual Local Br. share (3-4) Rs. 250
6. Central share 30% of No. 4 Rs. 75
7. Actual State Office share (4-6) Rs. 175
8. Actual Central Off. share (2+6) Rs. 175
Total Rs. 600

ii) The Local Branch shall pay the amount shown under State to the State Office and in turn the State Branch shall pay the amount shown under Central to the Central Office.

State Central
Annual Single Member (600) : Rs. 350/- Rs. 175/- pa
Annual Couple Members (900) : Rs. 525/- Rs. 262.50 pa
Life Single Member (6,000) : Rs. 3,500/- Rs. 1,750/-
Life Couple Members (9,000) : Rs. 5,250/- Rs. 2,625/-

c) Direct Members to the State Office shall pay at the following minimum rates or as decided by the State Office and shall pay Central share as shown below:-

State Central
Annual Single Member : Rs. 600/- Rs. 250/- pa
Annual Couple Members : Rs. 900/- Rs. 375/- pa
Life Single Member : Rs. 6,000/- Rs. 2,500/-
Life Couple Members : Rs. 9,000/- Rs. 3,750/-

d) Direct Members to the Central Office shall pay at the following rates as shown below:-

Central
Annual Single Member : Rs. 600/- pa
Annual Couple Members : Rs. 900/- pa
Life Single Member : Rs. 6,000/-
Life Couple Members : Rs. 9,000/-

e) Institution Members are divided into six (6) types and they shall join as members at the Local Branch, the State Branch or the Central QPMPA as the case may be and shall pay the subscription fixed by the Local Branch or State Branch and the minimum shall be as follows for the purpose of calculating the share payable to Central Office:-

Type 1 — Clinics and Dispensaries without any Inpatient Beds:-

Annual Membership : Rs. 700/- per year
Life Membership : Rs. 7,000/-

The Local Branch shall pay the State share and the State Branch shall pay the
Central share as follows:-

E.g.: Type 1: L. Branch S. Branch C. Office

If joining Local Branch:
Annual Member: Rs. 700 Rs. 400 Rs. 190/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 7,000 Rs. 4,000 Rs. 1,900/-
If joining State Branch:
Annual Member: Rs. 700 Rs. 280/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 7,000 Rs. 2,800/-
If joining Central Office:
Annual Member: Rs. 700/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 7,000/-

Type 2 — Hospitals with up to 20 Inpatient Beds:-

Annual Membership : Rs. 1,500/- per year
Life Membership : Rs. 15,000/-

E.g.: Type 2: L. Branch S. Branch C. Office
Annual Member: Rs. 1,500 Rs. 800 Rs. 310/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 15,000 Rs. 8,000 Rs. 3,100/-
Annual Member: Rs. 1,500 Rs. 520/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 15,000 Rs. 5,200/-
Annual Member: Rs. 1,500/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 15,000/-

Type 3 — Hospitals with 21 to 50 Inpatient Beds:-

Annual Membership : Rs. 3,000/- per year
Life Membership : Rs. 30,000/-

E.g.: Type 3: L. Branch S. Branch C. Office
Annual Member: Rs. 3,000 Rs. 1,550 Rs. 535/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 30,000 Rs. 15,500 Rs. 5,350/-
Annual Member: Rs. 3,000 Rs. 970/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 30,000 Rs. 9,700/-
Annual Member: Rs. 3,000/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 30,000/-

Type 4 — Hospitals with 51 to 100 Inpatient Beds:-

Annual Membership : Rs. 4,000/- per year
Life Membership : Rs. 40,000/-

E.g.: Type 4: L. Branch S. Branch C. Office

Annual Member: Rs. 4,000 Rs. 2,050 Rs. 685/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 40,000 Rs. 20,500 Rs. 6,850/-
Annual Member: Rs. 4,000 Rs. 1,270/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 40,000 Rs. 12,700/-
Annual Member: Rs. 4,000/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 40,000/-

Type 5 — Hospitals with more than 100 Inpatient Beds:-

Annual Membership : Rs. 5,000/- per year
Life Membership : Rs. 50,000/-

E.g.: Type 5: L. Branch S. Branch C. Office
Annual Member: Rs. 5,000 Rs. 2,550 Rs. 835/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 50,000 Rs. 25,500 Rs. 8,350/-
Annual Member: Rs. 5,000 Rs. 1,570/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 50,000 Rs. 15,700/-
Annual Member: Rs. 5,000/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 50,000/-

Type 6 — Hospitals with Undergraduate or Postgraduate teaching courses in Medicine:-

Annual Membership : Rs. 10,000/- per year
Life Membership : Rs. 100,000/-

E.g.: Type 6: L. Branch S. Branch C. Office

Annual Member: Rs. 10,000 Rs. 5,050 Rs. 1,585/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 100,000 Rs. 50,500 Rs. 15,850/-
Annual Member: Rs. 10,000 Rs. 3,070/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 100,000 Rs. 30,700/-
Annual Member: Rs. 10,000/- pa
Life Member: Rs. 100,000/-

f) The amount due from each member in a Local Branch to the State and Central Offices shall be termed as “Central Fund Contribution” (CFC). The Local Branches shall pay this in one instalment to the State Branch on or before 30th April of every year for the current year. The State Branch shall pay the CFC to the Central Office on or before 31st May of every year.

g) To survive in a democracy an organisation like QPMPA must be a vigilant and alert watchdog in issues affecting the members and their institutions and act promptly as required at the correct time and at the right place. In most of the issues, the Judiciary is our last resort and to fight issues legally we shall have a “Legal/Liaison Fund Contributions” (LFC) annually from every member.

i) The Local/State Branches shall collect LFC from the members and remit the full amount to the Central Office every year along with the CFC before 31st May of every year.

ii) The minimum LFC for all Individual Members shall be Rs. 200/- and for Couple Members Rs. 300/- per annum.

Note:- All the Single Life Members of the QPMPA can make a lump sum contribution of Rs. 3,000 and Couple Life Members Rs. 4,500 in lieu of annual contribution and regularise their membership status at the National level.

New Life Members shall pay this LFC cited at the time of joining the QPMPA and the whole amount shall be paid to Central Office.

iii) The LFC for Institutional Members shall be as follows:-
Annual Life

Type 1 — Rs. 500/- Rs. 7,500/-
Type 2 — Rs. 1,000/- Rs. 15,000/-
Type 3 — Rs. 1,500/- Rs. 22,500/-
Type 4 — Rs. 2,000/- Rs. 30,000/-
Type 5 — Rs. 2,500/- Rs. 37,500/-
Type 6 — Rs. 3,000/- Rs. 45,000/-

9. Privileges

a) The payment of the subscription and LFC shall entitle the member for the corresponding period to all privileges as per the rules and byelaws.

b) A member shall be entitled to receive a copy of the circular or any publication of the Association free of charge or at the rate fixed by the SWC and CWC.

c) All members shall have the right to attend and take part in the discussion in all general and clinical meetings, lecturers and conferences organised by the QPMPA.

d) Institution shall have only one vote irrespective of the beds strength.

e) Associate members shall not have voting rights and they shall not hold any Central or State Office post.

10. Termination

a) By resignation: A Local Branch Member of the QPMPA can resign his/her membership by giving thirty days notice in writing to the respective Local Branch Secretary after clearing all dues to the Branch. The Branch Secretary shall place the resignation letter before the Executive Committee of the Branch for consideration and inform the decision to the State Secretary. A Direct Member can resign his/her membership by giving thirty days notice to the Central/State Secretary as the case may be. The resigning member shall clear all dues outstanding against his/her name. The resignation letter shall be considered and disposed of by the SWC/CWC as required.

b) By nonpayment of subscription & LFC after due notice: Registered notice mentioning the dues amount should be sent to the defaulters before the Thirty first Day of May every year, and in case of nonpayment, the membership shall automatically cease with effect from First day of June of the same year.

c) Membership shall terminate on the grounds of undesirable and unethical conduct.

d) On the ground of a conviction in a Court of Law, membership shall be terminated.

11. Re-Admission

a) Any Member whose Membership was terminated on the grounds of Resignation or nonpayment of dues can be readmitted on fresh application on the following conditions:-

i) It should be recommended by a State Working Committee/Central Working Committee Member as applicable.

ii) All dues payable by the member should be cleared.

iii) The time interval between such application and readmission shall be decided by the State Working Committee/Central Working Committee as applicable.

b) Any member whose name was removed from the membership register of QPMPA, on the grounds of conviction in a Court of Law, or his name being removed from the MCI Register, shall not be readmitted till he is finally acquitted by the Court, and his name is reinstalled in the Register of the MCI.

12. Finance: Income and Expenditure

a) Income:

i) Share of the Central Fund Contribution (CFC) and Legal/Liaison Fund Contribution (LFC) as per the byelaws from Local and State Branches.

ii) Income from the subscription and LFC from Annual and Life Direct Individual, Couple and Institution members.

iii) 20% of the profit of the National/State Annual Conferences conducted by Local branches. The State Branch/Central Office shall share this amount equally.

iv) Special contribution and/or donations raised directly or through Local/State Branches.

v) Income received from Publications, if any.

vi) Contribution received from the Local/State Branches organising other Special Functions, if any.

vii) Bequests received from persons or organisations who desire to benefit the QPMPA; or Bequest received for any specific purpose as Endowment.

viii) Interest on Deposits.

ix) Rents collected on property, if any.

x) Other sources duly authorised by the State/Central Working Committees.

b) Reserve Fund:

i) Contribution from Local/State Branches towards this.

ii) Minimum of 25% of the surplus fund of the Central Office.

iii) Contribution from individuals or members especially towards this.

The Reserve Fund can be drawn and spent only by a Special Resolution at the Central Working Committee, the notice for which, with reasons for such withdrawal, clearly mentioned, shall be duly circulated and in which three-fourth of the accredited members present voting in favour of the resolution.

c) Legal/Liaison Fund:

i) Contribution from Local/State Branches towards this.

ii) Minimum of 25% of the surplus fund of the Central Office.

iii) Contribution from individuals or members especially towards this.

iv) This fund to be used to fight legal issues and maintain Liaison Offices.

d) Expenditure:
The funds shall be utilised for:

i) All ordinary expenses, such as postage, etc.

ii) Pay rents, salaries, wages and other charges as may be necessary.

iii) For the issue of the Journal, and other authorised publications and letters.

iv) Other authorised purposes like scientific investigations, conferences, prizes, scholarships, etc.

v) Expenses for Central Working Committee Meetings, unless a Branch hosts it.

vi) TA to the Central Office bearers shall be given as decided by the CWC from time to time.

PART - III
Management

13. Central Working Committee (CWC)

The general control, management and direction of the policy and affairs of the QPMPA, India shall be vested in the body styled as the “CENTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE” (CWC). Such power shall be derived through a resolution passed (to such effect) each year by the General Body during the Annual Conference or Annual General Body.

14. Composition

The Central Working Committee shall be composed of the following members —

a) Ex-Officio Members:

i) The President of the QPMPA, India of the current year.

ii) All the Past Presidents of the QPMPA, India.

iii) The Vice-Presidents of the QPMPA, India of the current year.

iv) The Honorary General Secretary of the QPMPA, India of the current year.

v) All the Past General Secretaries of the QPMPA, India.

vi) All the Joint Secretaries of QPMPA, India of the current year.

vii) The Honorary Treasurer, of the QPMPA, India of the current year.

viii) The Editor of the Journal of the QPMPA, India of the current year.

ix) All the State Office bearers of the QPMPA of the current year or their nominees with authorisation letter.

x) One elected member from each Local Branch or their nominees with authorisation letter.

xi) All Past State Presidents and Secretaries of QPMPA, Kerala State Branch.

b) Elected Members:

The Local Branch at its annual meeting shall elect one member to represent the Local Branch at the Central Working Committee.

c) Nominated Members:

The President can nominate Two (2) members to the Central Working Committee Meeting, who will have no voting rights, but who can take part in the discussions. Such nomination by the President is valid to that particular meeting only.

d) Invited Members:

The President can invite not more than three (3) members as Special Invitees for one particular meeting, who will have no voting rights, but will take part in the discussions. Such members need not necessarily be members of the QPMPA, but may belong to the category of experts in a particular field (such as advocates, etc.) whose opinion may have bearing on the topic to be discussed on that particular meeting.

e) Though the Office-Bearers and others may change, the Central Working Committee is a continuous body.

15. Powers and Functions

a) The CWC will administer the affairs of the Association in accordance with the Memorandum, Rules and Byelaws of the Association. The CWC shall exercise such powers and do such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Association.

b) The CWC shall have the right to delegate some of its powers to any special and/or adhoc Committees, which it has the right to appoint.

c) The decision of the CWC in matters concerning the Association shall be final, except those concerning Election disputes, Constitutional amendments and other disputes, when the CWC shall delegate such powers to specially appointed Committee(s) as per Byelaws, described hereinafter.

16. Meetings

a) The CWC shall meet at least two times in an association year, apart from the Annual meeting, which shall ordinarily be held and be finished before the first day at the venue of the Annual Conference of the QPMPA.

b) Ordinary meetings of the CWC shall be held at a place, date and time, which shall be decided by the Honorary General Secretary in consultation with the President. Notice of the ordinary meeting along with agenda and minutes of the previous meeting should have been received by CWC Members three weeks before the date of the meeting. Such information being despatched under certificate of posting. The Annual meeting of the CWC shall usually be held at the venue of the Annual Conference.

c) Apart from the meetings described above there shall be a “REQUISITION MEETING” of the CWC. The Honorary Secretary shall call for such Meeting within Four (4) weeks on receipt of a requisition signed by at least 30% of the total accredited members of the CWC, stating specifically the business for which such a requisition is made. The Honorary General Secretary in consultation with the President shall fix the time, date and place of such meeting. In such a meeting no other matter shall be discussed other than the matter specified in the Notice.

17. Office bearers of the QPMPA

a) The following Office-Bearers shall be elected for the proper management and administration of the QPMPA.

i) The President.

ii) Four Vice-Presidents on Zonal basis.
The country will be divided into four zones, namely —
North Zone —
East Zone —
South Zone —
West Zone —

iii) The Honorary General Secretary.

iv) Four Joint-Secretaries on Zonal Basis as in the case of Vice-Presidents.

v) The Honorary National Treasurer.

vi) The Managing Editor of the Journal.

b) All the Office Bearers shall assume Office on the day of the Annual Conference and their term of Office shall be for TWO Association years.

18. Duties and Powers of the Office-bearers

a) PRESIDENT:

i) The President shall be the Chairman of the meetings of the committee(s) of which he is the President and shall preside over any other committee of which he is a member and shall preside over all meetings at the National Annual Conference.

ii) Shall guide and control the activities of the QPMPA, India and Central Working Committee.

iii) Shall regulate the proceedings of the meetings and conferences, interpret the rules and Byelaws and give ruling on doubtful points. The President’s ruling cannot be questioned unless he himself reverses his ruling.

iv) Shall have only a casting vote in case of an indecisive voting.

b) VICE-PRESIDENTS:

i) Shall help in the organisation of State Branches by making tours and addressing members, etc., in their zones.

ii) Any grievances or disputes should be brought to the notice of the concerned Zonal Vice-President and the disputes, grievances, etc., should be settled with the Vice-President’s help and in his presence. If such move fails, only then it should be brought to the concerned forum of the QPMPA, India and that too only through the concerned Vice-President, with his approval and consent.

iii) One among them shall act for the President in the absence or inability of the President; and he shall be named as “Senior Vice-President.”

c) HONY. GENERAL SECRETARY:

i) Shall be in charge of the Headquarters (Central) Office, and the affairs of the Central Working Committee.

ii) Shall be the Correspondent on behalf of the Association, and conduct all correspondences.

iii) Shall have general supervision of accounts, pass all bills for payment and sign cheques jointly with the Treasurer.

iv) Shall organise, arrange and convene meetings, conferences, Lectures, etc.

v) Shall maintain a correct and up-to-date Register of all members.

vi) Shall advance the cause of the Association in general.

vii) Shall prepare a Budget and present it at the National Annual Meeting for approval.

viii) Shall bring any matter that are of interest and concern to the Association, to the notice of the President for guidance and further procedure.

d) HONY. JOINT SECRETARIES:

The joint Secretaries are also elected on Zonal basis. Their main functions shall be to assist the respective Vice-Presidents in their functions and activities, and bring to the notice of the Hony. General Secretary matters that need attention in consultation with the respective Zonal Vice-Presidents. They are in charge of the particular Zone for which they are elected, as the General Secretary shall be in charge of the Central affairs of the Association.

e) THE HONY. TREASURER:

i) Shall receive all money from sources as defined in the byelaws, and deposit them in Nationalised Banks that are approved by the CWC to the credit of the QPMPA, India. Such account(s) shall be a Joint Account to be operated by the Hony. Treasurer and the Hony. General Secretary jointly.

ii) Shall be responsible for all income as defined in the Byelaws.

iii) Shall dispose of bills for payment, as sanctioned by the General Secretary only on his written requisition to that effect. As all the bills of payment should have the approval of the CWC, if the Treasurer has any bonafide doubt about this, he has the right to bring it to the notice of the CWC before payment even if it had the written requisition from the General Secretary.

iv) Shall be responsible for keeping up-to-date accounts of the Central (HQ) Office.

v) Shall get the Annual Statements of Accounts and Balance Sheet required and get it audited by the auditors approved by the CWC and submit for approval at the National Annual Meeting.

f) MANAGING EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL:

Shall be in charge of and accountable to the regular editing and publication of the Official Journal of the Association. He may appoint his own team of Secretary, Treasurer and members of the Editorial Board. He shall prepare Annual Budget and get it approved in the National Annual Meeting. He shall also submit regular reports and Statement of accounts in every CWC Meeting.

19. Termination

The term of any of the Office-bearer (or all of them) shall be considered terminated, before their full term of office is over under the following circumstances:-

a) If any of them submit their resignation giving Thirty Days notice to the CWC through the Secretary. If the Secretary wants to resign, it should be submitted through one of the Joint Secretaries and if all of them or a group of them wants to resign en masse the letter should be addressed to the CWC directly through the Secretary, who till the matter is decided shall conduct the business. The CWC should assemble within a period of Thirty days from the receipt of such a letter to dispose of this matter.

b) Office-Bearers can also be removed by a vote of no confidence observing the following procedure —

i) Not less than 30% of the CWC members should give to the CWC a one-sentence resolution with their original signatures attached, to the Secretary or the concerned person — “The Association has lost confidence in .........”

ii) On receipt of such a letter, after verifying the correctness, etc., of the letter, in consultation with the President, the Secretary should call for a Requisition Meeting of the CWC within Thirty days.

iii) The necessary Quorum for such a meeting shall be 75% of the accredited members of the CWC; and within half an hour after the assembly of such a meeting if there is no required quorum the resolution shall be considered lost, and shall not be allowed again in that Association year.

iv) In such a meeting with the required quorum, the President shall preside if the motion is not against him; and the Secretary shall conduct the Meeting if the motion is not against him. If such being the case the Vice-President and the Joint Secretary shall take charge of the proceedings.

v) No other matter shall be taken up for discussion in such a meeting except the matter pertaining to the Resolution.

vi) In such a meeting, all those who wish to express their views shall be given a limited time by the Presiding Officer, but only after the person against whom the Resolution is placed shall be given enough time to explain his stand. The discussion should close when the Presiding Officer so rules.

vii) The Resolution shall be considered passed only if it gets a majority of 51% by a secret ballot of the members present; otherwise, it will be considered lost.

viii) If the resolution is passed, the concerned office-bearer(s) should vacate the office forthwith, handing over all records and papers to the concerned person in the presence of the CWC Members, and to their satisfaction on the same day. If by any unavoidable circumstances there is any discrepancy in handing over the records, etc., the outgoing office-bearer shall be given a specified time to rectify the same. If there is any lapse even after this time limit, the CWC will consider necessary actions to be taken.

ix) Such ousted member shall not hold any office of the Association for the next three (3) Association Years.

x) No Bye-election shall be held in that year, but the adhoc arrangement made during the CWC Meeting, will continue until the end of that year.

20. Association year

a) The official year of activities of the QPMPA shall be from the First day of April to the Thirty-First Day of March next year.

b) All Local/State Branches should send their share of Central Fund Contribution before the 31st May every year.

c) The payment of the CFC should be accompanied by a complete and full address of all members belonging to the Branch for that current year based on which the State/Central Offices shall calculate the CFC. If such a list is not forwarded, the CFC calculation shall be made based on previous year’s record and the difference if any the Local/State Branches should pay.

d) Such of those Local/State Branches who have not cleared the CFC, cannot take part in the Election process, and members of such Branches cannot compete for any posts.

e) Branch(es) that fail(s) to pay CFC consecutively for more than TWO successive years shall be declared DEFUNCT and the name erased from the Register. The concerned Zonal Vice-president and the Joint Secretary shall be responsible to see for such contingency does not arise.

21. Formation of Local/State Branches

a) A minimum of FIVE persons, who are eligible to be members of the QPMPA, as per byelaws — Part II; Section 7; Sub-Section (a) — who reside and do medical practice, or are employed in a place or its neighbourhood may form themselves into a local branch of QPMPA, by a resolution passed at a General Body meeting of such persons, convened for such purpose. The Resolution with the Names of the proposed and accepted list of the Office Bearers of the New Branch and signed Membership application forms along with the prescribed Central Fund Contribution (CFC) shall be sent to the respective State Secretary if there is a State Branch or to the General Secretary if there is no State Branch.

b) Such an application shall be placed before the proper forum by the State/General Secretary at the earliest possible meeting for the approval and the official approval along with the receipt for the CFC received shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the Local Branch.

c) From the time of such approval, the members of the Local Branch thus approved shall enjoy all privileges endowed by the QPMPA.

d) The Election of the Local Branches as per their byelaws shall be conducted on or before the 15th of March, and the list of office-bearers shall be forwarded to the State and/or General Secretaries, on or before the 25th of March every year.

e) Every year the Local Branches shall send the list of members along with the CFC to the State/CentralOffice as the case may be.

f) Five or more Local Branches in a State/Union Territory in India can join together to form a State Branch.

g) TA for attending SWC and CWC meetings shall be paid by the respective Local/State Branches.

22. General Procedure of CWC Meetings

a) Minutes of all meetings shall be correctly kept, maintained and shall be duly declared passed after confirmation at the following meeting of the CWC. This is the responsibility of the General Secretary, or the one who takes his place in any contingency as prescribed in byelaws.

b) No resolution adopted or rejected at a meeting shall again be taken for consideration within six months period or 20% of the CWC members demand for it.

c) Notice of CWC Meetings should be sent through post under Certificate of posting and should be accompanied by the Minutes of the previous meeting,

23. Annual meeting of the Central Working Committee (CWC)

a) The Annual Meeting of the CWC shall ordinarily be held at the time of the Annual National Conference and shall finish its work before the first day of the Annual National Conference of the QPMPA. The place, date and time shall be decided by the Honorary General Secretary in consultation with the President and depending upon the decision of the previous Meeting of the CWC, which would consider invitations from any of the Local/State Branches inviting the Conference to be held at the place of their choice, and hosting the same.

b) The following business shall be transacted at the Annual CWC Meeting —

i) If by any contingency both the President and the Vice-Presidents are not available, a senior person shall be elected as the Chairman of the Meeting.

ii) Adoption of the Minutes of the previous meeting.

iii) Matters arising out of the Minutes.

iv) Adoption of the Annual Report presented by the General Secretary.

v) Discussion on Annual Report.

vi) Adoption of the Audited Accounts presented by the Treasurer after discussions.

vii) Appointment of Auditors, Legal Advisers, etc.

viii) Presentation of the Budget, discussion and adoption.

ix) Resolutions brought forward by CWC, Branches and Individuals subject to the conditions cited below.

x) Any other business with approval of the Chairman/President.

c) The following rules are to be observed to bring Resolutions:

i) Notice of the Resolutions to be moved at the National Annual Meeting should reach the Central (HQ) Office at least one month before the Annual Meeting. No Resolution shall be placed directly at the Annual Meeting, except under some extraordinary circumstances and that too with previous permission by the President and approval of the CWC.

ii) If the Resolution is something pertaining to Constitutional amendment, such a Resolution should reach the General Secretary at least three months before the Annual Meeting, so that it should have been circulated to all Branches for a feedback before being placed before the Annual Meeting.

d) A Notice of at least Three (3) weeks should have been given to all members, along with the Agenda and the minutes of the previous meeting specifying the place, date and time of the CWC Meeting.

e) The Quorum of all the Meetings of the CWC including the Annual Meeting shall be 20% of the accredited members of the CWC.

f) Apart from Requisition and Ordinary Meetings of the CWC, there shall also be special meeting of the CWC. This shall be convened if a State Branch unanimously sends a signed petition to that effect to the General Secretary. The General Secretary shall convey the decision about this to the Branch after the decision of CWC on this matter. If such a meeting is allowed, then as far as possible, the concerned Branch shall host the Meeting and the Agenda shall be as per the General Secretary’s description, in consultation and approval of the President. If there is any special purpose or reason for such a Special Meeting, the concerned Branch should specify the same in their request to the Central Office.

24. National Annual Conference of QPMPA

a) There shall be a National Annual Conference of the QPMPA every year in the month of May at a suitable place and time as decided by the CWC.

b) Any of the Local Branch can invite the Conference to the area of their Branch, and this shall be finalised by the CWC.

c) The venue of the Conference, the Reception Committee, the Fees to be collected under various heads, delegate fees and other details concerning the Conference are to be worked out as and when necessary by the concerned Branch(es) and to be confirmed by the CWC.

d) All members of the QPMPA are entitled to attend the Conference and the General Body Meeting of the QPMPA.

e) Three weeks notice is to be given to all members about the details of the Conference.

f) The quorum of the Conference shall be 10% and that of the General Body meeting shall be the same.

g) 20% of the profit of the National Annual Conference shall be paid as CFC to the Central Office if the Conference is hosted by a State Branch. If the Conference is hosted by a Local Branch, 20% of the profit shall be paid to the State Branch, which in turn shall remit 50% of that as CFC to the Central Office.

h) The following Business shall be transacted in the Annual General Body Meeting —
i) To receive from the CWC the report of the functioning of the Association during the tenure of the outdoing Office-bearers.

ii) To approve the Audited Accounts of the Association.

iii) To consider any other matters duly brought to the notice of the President, and if allowed, discussions on this.

iv) Election of the Office Bearers once in two years.

v) To pass a resolution “to delegate the authority of the General Body, except to amend the constitution, to the CENTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE (CWC).”

vi) To pass a resolution of appreciation to the previous office-bearers if it is allowed by the President.

25. Amendment to the Memorandum, Rules and Byelaws

Whenever it is found necessary and unavoidable, any accredited Member of the QPMPA can bring forth a Constitutional Amendment; for which the following conditions should be followed —

a) If the Amendment is from a Local Branch Member, it should as far as possible come through the concerned Branch. The Member may also send such Amendment directly to the General Secretary, but it cannot be sent without the knowledge of the Local Branch.

b) If the Amendment is from a State Working Committee Member, it should as far as possible come through the concerned State Branch. The Member may also send such Amendment directly to the General Secretary, but it cannot be sent without the knowledge of the State Branch.

c) A CWC Member can directly place a Constitutional Amendment to the CWC, but subject to the conditions, which are applicable to above category also.

d) Resolution(s) concerning Constitutional Amendment should reach the General Secretary Three (3) months before the date that can be fixed for the discussion.

e) The General Secretary should send the copy of such a resolution to all State/Local Branches and all CWC Members seeking their reaction at the earliest.

f) At the Meeting assembled for this purpose, or at the Annual Meeting when this matter comes up the Resolution will be considered passed only when 51% of the CWC Members vote in favour of the Amendment.

g) The amendment passed by the CWC will come into force only after the approval by the following General Body Meeting.

26. Journal of QPMPA

a) There shall be a Journal for the QPMPA, which shall be the Official media of the Association, publishing the views of the QPMPA, on matters that are of concern to the Association. It would also publish regularly, activities of the Branches under the QPMPA, and papers of scientific and professional interest.

b) It shall be published every month (Twelve issues per year.)

c) For the management and publication it shall have the following Office-bearers —

i) The President of the QPMPA.

ii) The Hony. General Secretary of the QPMPA.

iii) The Managing Editor of the Journal.

iv) The Secretary cum Treasurer of the Journal.

v) Five members of the Editorial Board.

Of these (i) & (ii) are ex-officio members and (iii) viz. the Managing Editor shall be elected by the Annual General Body Meeting. The Managing Editor shall be given the authority to choose his own team of Editorial Board and Treasurer.

d) Duties and Functions:

i) The Managing Editor of the Journal shall be responsible for the regular and proper publication of the Journal with the help of his team of Editorial Board and Treasurer.

ii) Shall be responsible for the management of the business and maintenance of the Journal, its printing, distribution, etc.

iii) Shall in all ordinary issues, publish the organisational matters apart from Branch activities, that is supplied by the General/State Secretaries. In the absence of such matter for publication, this space can be utilised for matters that are approved by the Board.

iv) The Journal Committee shall meet once in Three months and during the time of CWC Meeting and submit report regularly to the Central Working Committee.

v) Shall prepare audited yearly financial Statement and submit to the Annual Meeting of the CWC for approval.

vi) Shall have the power to spend money for various purposes connected with the printing and posting of the Journal up to the amount sanctioned in the budget estimate for the year, by the CWC. It should have and obtain special permission to spend, if the expenses are expected to go beyond this limit.

e) Funds and Finance for the Journal Committee:

The income for the Journal is derived from —

i) Subsidies and grant from the Central Fund of the QPMPA.

ii) Advertisement charges received.

iii) Sale cost of any publication or papers of scientific or Organisational interest that are allowed by CWC.

iv) From donations for the specific purpose of the Journal and bequests if any.
Such accrued income shall be ear marked and kept separately as decided by the CWC and shall be spent only for the purpose of the Journal affairs.

27. Robert’s Rules of Order

“The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the QPMPA in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these byelaws and any special rules of order the organisation may adopt.”

PART - IV
Election Procedure

28. The following Office Bearers shall be elected once in Two (2) years from the members present at the National Annual General Body Meeting —

a) National President,

b) National Vice-Presidents -Four (4) on Zonal basis,

c) Hony. General Secretary,

d) National Joint Secretaries -Four (4) on Zonal basis,

e) Hony. National Treasurer, and,

f) Journal Editor.

29. Eligibility for the above posts

a) A Candidate for the Post of the National President shall:

i) Be an active life or ordinary member of the QPMPA, for five years, without any dues, and proposed by a Local/State Branch in good standing, and,

ii) Has served or will have served at the time he/she takes the office as National President, as a State Working Committee/central working committee Member for a term of Four Years out of which a full term of Two years or a major portion thereof as State/National Secretary or State/National Treasurer or State/National Joint Secretary or Journal Editor or Local/State Branch President.

b) A Candidate for the post of National Vice President/General Secretary/National Joint Secretary/National Treasurer/Journal Editor shall:

i) Be an active member of the QPMPA for Four years as life or ordinary, without any dues, and proposed by a Local/State Branch in good standing, and,

ii) Has served or will have served at the time he/she takes the office as National Vice-President/General Secretary/National Joint Secretary/National Treasurer/Journal Editor, as a State Working Committee/Central Working Committee Member or Local/State Branch President for a full term of Two years or a major portion thereof.

c) Election Procedure:

i) An Election Committee consisting a Chairman and two other members shall be nominated at the first CWC meeting of every election year.

ii) The Election Committee shall conduct the election and install the new team at the National Annual Meeting.

d) The State Annual Conference of the QPMPA, Kerala, to be held in May 2010 shall also be the first National QPMPA Conference.

e) This 2010 conference will elect the first team of Office bearers for QPMPA, India and they shall continue in office for a period of three years. There after the term of office shall be for two years.

PART - V
Arbitration Tribunal

30. Any dispute concerning constitutional points, Election procedures or any other Organisational matters, should be clearly drafted by the aggrieved member or Branch, and handed over to the State/General Secretary; and the State/General Secretary within two weeks of receipt of such a complaint shall call for a SWC/CWC Meeting and in this meeting a one-member Arbitration Bench shall be formed, if the dispute is not settled by SWC/CWC.

31. The procedure after the formation of such a Bench is entirely left with the Bench and there cannot be any objections or questions about this.

32. The decision and the award given by the Bench shall be final, and the Award binds both the parties.

33. Any member who takes any dispute to the Court of Law without exhausting these means of redress shall be suspended from the Association for six years.

PART - VI
Branch Rules and Byelaws

34. The Rules and Byelaws of State and Local Branches of the QPMPA shall be framed in such a fashion to be consistent with and not contradicting the Rules and Byelaws of the QPMPA, India.

35. The Rules and Byelaws of State and Local Branches shall be first approved at their respective levels and then submitted before the CWC for final approval.

36. The State Rules and Byelaws received by the General Secretary for the approval by the CWC, must be circulated to all CWC Members alongwith the CWC meeting Notice convened for the approval of the same.

Rural Indians to be treated only by quacks - Health Minister

Rural Doctors for rural Indians — Stop this madness

“Education and Health for all in five years — No Child Left Behind”


An open appeal to the President of India, the Prime Minister, the Health Ministry,
the Medical Council of India and all those concerned with the health of Indians.


Dr. K. Kishore Kumar, State Secretary, QPMPA, Kerala



Many Indians including our President are suddenly concerned with rural India’s health. They have already started formulating projects to flush young doctors out of cities and flood rural India with them. Medical Council of India is far ahead by planning to open new Medical Colleges to mass-produce rural doctors. An article published in The Hindu daily, dated 5.11.09 and a Public Interest Petition filed in Delhi High Court by the author Dr. Meenakshi Gautham, triggered this outbreak http://www.hinduonnet.com/2009/11/05/stories/2009110554760800.htm

It is unfortunate to note that some self-proclaimed ‘Think Tanks’ and philanthropists having ‘Godfathers’ in the Eastern Bloc countries are very unhappy with the achievements of India during the last sixty years. Now India could produce professionals like doctors, engineers, etc., acceptable for the whole world. The ulterior motive of these Intellectual Terrorists (see last para) is to reduce India to the level of the Eastern Bloc countries and they have taken the whole of India for a ride with compassion and benevolence ending in a write-up and a Public Interest Petition! Instead of being proud of our achievements this group wants to drive us back to the 15th century! All those concerned should be on guard. Before going into the mentioned article, a brief world history will help normal people to have a better idea on the subject.

117 AD

In 117 AD legal councillors of the Emperor Hadrian headed by Salvius Julianus, an African by birth, categorised people into four to give different punishments for the same crime — Roman Citizens with voting right to get away for murder by just admonishment, Romans without voting rights to get away by paying fine, free men (former slaves) to undergo varying terms of imprisonment and the slaves to be hanged till death.

500 AD

Persian King of 5th century AD, at the height of his glory declared — ‘without army no King; without revenue no army; without taxes no revenue; without agriculture no taxes; and without a just Government no agriculture.’
Agriculture is the foundation of civilization. Mesopotamia, one of the cradles of civilization disintegrated when farmers were not cared for by the conquerors. Importance of our farmers is not realised by the wise authors or governments yet.

1700 AD

Elihu Yale, the British Governor of Madras amassed wealth in India, even by murdering to steal. When he was to return home with the loot, he came to know he would be arrested in UK. Therefore, he changed his destination to America.

Planning to have a College in New Haven, Connecticut, Sir Jeremiah Dummer, the colonial agent wrote to Yale who had just arrived there with a fortune from India — “… business of noble men is to spread religion and learning among mankind...” (Kelley 24).

Yale agreed to help and the trustees thanked him by renaming the college as ‘Yale College’. Overnight, the criminal became a great philanthropist in USA. Many Presidents and Senators including Bush Sr. and Jr., John Kerry, etc., are products of the famous Yale University.

1850 AD

Prof. Louis Agassiz of Harvard University’s Lawrence Scientific School postulated that God created different ethnic humans. Anglo-Saxon whites are the superior and Negroes the lowest. Anybody who tried even to educate Negroes are to be considered criminals.

2000 AD

In 1946, Health Commission recommended a 6 year-course of M.B.B.S. as the basis for registration in Indian Medical Council. In 1946, no antibiotics (other than penicillin available to defence services), were present. Vaccinations and immunisations beside that for small pox were not discovered. Diagnostic imaging, ultrasound, etc., were unheard. Nobody dared to operate on heart. The famous surgeon of Vienna, Prof. Billroth decreed — any surgeon who touched the heart was a medical fool.

By 1950, the amount of medical knowledge doubled. By 1975, the growth was astronomical and no single doctor could master all its branches. So doctors started to study more and more about less and less. This is specialisation, which doctors and patients equally became fond of. It is proposed now that all doctors including specialists need ‘re-registration’ after attending the stipulated hours of classes to keep pace with the advances in their fields of study.

A team of specialists is needed now for ‘proper’ health care. Even normal physiological process like childbirth entails an array of specialists. They are supposed to reduce morbidity and mortality of the mother and child. Besides the primary physician, it is advised to have a sonologist to evaluate the growth and abnormalities if any of foetus. Qualified technicians are needed to monitor various parameters and body functions of mother and the baby inside. Specialist doctors do complicated operations on the baby even inside the uterus. At time of delivery, an anaesthetist to relieve her pain and resuscitate the baby is a must. In addition, an army of specialist doctors of varied paediatric disciplines thereafter to cater all sorts of treatments to the newborn have come to stay. Social workers, nutrition experts and many other unheard of until now players waiting in the wings add to the ever-swelling medical cast and spiralling medical cost.

The plot

The Authors suggest Government’s failure in health care can be contained by introducing a new version of caste system based on wealth and habitat of patients. There will be lower caste poor rural people and higher caste affluent city dwellers. It will worsen the discrimination of patients already present.

Political bigwigs have access to the latest medical treatment of New York or London with taxpayer’s money. The proletarian leader opposed to tractors and computers could go to UK for his lung problem. However, a poor citizen can only dream about such treatments.

The authors of the article think that affluent city dwellers are superior and rural farmers, inferior. Therefore, a rural patient needs only sham medical care delivered by a ‘basic doctor’. They picture health care systems of old Nazi Germany and present China, where not even 17% of ‘doctors’ have education or qualification, as the ideal thing for rural India.

Doctors from ancient times glorified their profession by treating patients without discrimination. Patients were equal. Illness, like time is a great leveller. A thick wallet or respectable address was not needed to get adequate treatment. Doctor, not only cured, but also was a friend, philosopher and guide. Pauper and prince were equally welcome. There was no discrimination. Now, only the ‘jihadis’ and human bombs practise such lofty ideals of equality.

In India, before the battle of Plassy, illiteracy was unknown and when British left, India’s literacy stood at 17%. It was a British policy. However, our governments under dumb politicians still continue them and damage our education and industry. Maintaining the scarcity of doctors is such a policy.

Medical education and doctors were the monopoly of ‘Sarkar’ and politicians, as was our industry, which could not produce a good razor blade or motorcar under them. We used to export a shipload of cotton in exchange of a Benz. After sixty years of ‘glorious rule’ by our politicians and bureaucrats, we still cannot produce even one microchip, though we are the largest consumers of cell phones and computers. They advised our economist prime minister to purchase 200 tonnes of gold at inflated rate instead of investing in shares of major American companies at rock bottom prizes.

Forty percent of engineers running American companies are Indians. Indian scientists and doctors become great in their emigrated countries and chosen subjects once they are free from our politicians and bureaucrats (? DHRITHARASTRA ALINGANAM or embrace). It is a pity that People who have no formal education become education ministers in India. They turn to bureaucrats considered the best brains and the only patriots in the country, for advise and help. (Seshan and Sam Pitroda are exceptions rather than the rule.) Those people are the main cause for our pitiable state of affairs.

Education should be entrusted with statutory bodies like the University Grants Commission and Indian Medical Council. What an autonomous body like the Telephone Regulatory Authority could do to our telecommunication must be a revelation. We had nearly 10 million telephones, which after deregulation jumped to 400 million, not to mention the manifold increase in quality of service.

If education is free from the clutches of politicians and bureaucrats, our institutions will be again on par with Takshasila and Nalanda where people like Pythagoras (300 BC) studied. Good education can be given with better standards and lower costs if the constraints and caveats of government are eliminated. Healthy competition will ensure better standards and numbers of experts including doctors. Cellular telephone companies offering services through IIM trained executives in remote villages are no news, nowadays. Doctors will have no option but go to rural areas to practise. In Kerala, the State that pioneered the ‘Kerala model healthcare’, qualified private practitioners not based in cities provide 70% of medical care. If the authors and like-minded people care to spend their energies to free our education from politicians, it will be a great help.

In 1984-85, Indian Medical Association and left politicians thwarted an attempt to start private medical colleges in Kerala claiming the anti-people reform will cause doctors to go unemployed. The same people now lament that vacancies in Health Services and Govt. Medical Colleges cannot be filled for want of applicants. Where did all the doctors go?

People, whether technically qualified or not, will migrate to prosperous parts of world to have a better life. Unskilled workers and qualified people migrate to Bombay against wishes of cheeky politicians. Were they powerful enough, they would have stopped it by a resident permit system, like in China. The authors seem to want that also.

In India, a criminal case will take at least ten years for a proper disposal in a court while civil case may take decades. Do we also need “Basic Judges” to cure such ills of judiciary? Only 15% of Judges in China has university degrees, let alone degrees in law. Improper treatment by basic doctors (also called quacks) led to the recent emergence of multi-drug resistant TB, which cannot be cured even by qualified (non-basic) doctors.

The requirement

It is necessary to have at least one Medical College per million of population. All District Hospitals must be converted to Medical Colleges by allowing private parties to invest and upgrade them. The Indian Medical Council or equivalent bodies should conduct National Entrance Examinations and admit students. Fees should be charged from patients and students. Treatment to poor can be subsidised by government if politicians really care for them instead of shedding crocodile tears.

Fresh medical graduates do not like to go to villages. Why should they? Do all our MPs work as members of village panchayaths before seeking election? Do IAS and IFS officers serve as village officers before posted? Does Supreme Court or High Court Judges serve as bench clerks before accepting their exalted position? It is only natural for young doctors hoping to enjoy city life like other young people. Moreover, they can get good experience of the profession in crowded city hospitals before starting a one–man show practice in villages. Actually, it is a serious mistake to send an inexperienced young doctor to village unless our government considers the poor villager, a guinea pig. Imagine the mayhem, if a law is passed somehow in the parliament, that hereafter all our MLAs, MPs and Ministers, are only to be treated by fresh medical graduates! Let us hope that the Delhi High Court Judges will include this point in their final judgment.

It is more prudent and practical to ask government doctors, to serve five years before retirement, in villages. Doctors who accept to serve in rural areas should be allowed to practise, as long as they are mentally and physically fit, and paid 25% extra as Rural allowance in addition to the regular salary. Double the pay if they are prepared to be on call duty also.

Most doctors by then will have their children settled and will appreciate a quiet life in villages. Let young doctors, starting their career and family, live in cities for employment, experience and educating their children. In addition, as time passes they will become mature, experienced and be prepared to serve our villages.

Funding

We have many Indian ‘Yales’ who help sustain the Swiss economy. What prevents India — one of the most corrupt countries of the world — from honouring them a la Yale. There is money to finance our education, health care and infrastructure if only we are willing. Corruption, India’s major industry, has produced trillions of dollars as black money. If it is given amnesty from laws of the land, its custodians will bring it back from Swiss vaults. If those politicians are also to be honoured with incentives like Padmavibhushan, what dramatic changes will not happen to our education and health care scenario? Only moralists (an endangered species) will object.

If Switzerland can become the best country in the UN Human Development Index Survey by protecting criminals and their looted money from all parts of world, what prevents India — the biggest contributor to Swiss Banks, from patronising the looters and go up the ladder of Human Development Index herself (now with a ranking of 138 she is at the bottom)? The affluence of America and Europe owe much to looting of Asia and Africa (the honourable word is “Free Market”).

India also needs to be practical. In 1700, America honoured Sir Yale and the Yale University was born. Still they do it. A person named Mr. Obiyang, the corrupt minister for Forest and Agriculture of Equatorial Guyana (and the son of that country’s President) has a 35 million dollar estate, a fleet of luxury cars, yachts, etc., in US while US laws strictly forbids anyone who had enriched himself by corrupt practices from being granted entry visas, even if not convicted. The reason why Obiyang is welcome is US Corporates like Exxon and Mobile have stakes in the 400,000 barrels of oil of Guyana.

The recent economic recession due to the collapse of US Banks resulted from banker’s corrupt practises. The consequent bailout (by US government) with one trillion dollars paid to the same criminals is called “rescuing free market”!

Why cannot Indian government also do our ‘patriotic criminals’ such favours instead of begging to World Bank for money?

If politicians are serious, they must make our health care, tax and levy free. Medical equipment must be free of import duties. That is the correct way to bring down medical costs to affordable levels. Instead, they search for avenues to add more taxes and controls.

Integration of all systems of medicine

All systems of medicine, like Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy can be integrated in a scientific manner by making MBBS the basic medical qualification. Other systems are to be made postgraduate specialities. All teaching institutions in Ayurveda and Homeopathy must immediately be upgraded for MBBS course. This will make all systems truly scientific. If it is done, every doctor, whether practising Homeopathy, Ayurveda or Allopathy, will have a uniform basic knowledge. He will be the real ‘basic doctor’, not the one politicians and our think tanks dream about.

The exercise by the authors is an example of ‘Intellectual Terrorism’ as said by Mrs. Radha Rajan, Editor Vigil Online in 2006 at Kozhikode — http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6864335520571762844#


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Dear Sir,

After reading the above appeal on Rural Doctors, and if you are convinced of our stand, kindly visit http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/doctors-for-rural-indians.html and http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/109062081

Sign the petitions at both the places. More foreigners than Indians have already signed it. Our culture of silence is the winner and has taken an upper hand in this issue also.

The authors – Meenakshi etal — never had any Public Interest, but only Vested interest and ulterior motives to pull down India. The sad fact is they took the court for a ride.

Add your comments to impress those who decide things. Rural Indians are not second class citizens to be treated by Rural Doctors.

Every child in India, irrespective of his/her place of residence or religious faith must get equal opportunities in all fields.

If “Loka Samastha Sukino Bhavanthu” is our national slogan or catch-word, then it is our duty to produce the best professionals for the whole world and we must be proud of that. Moreover, kindly note that we import more than what we export and still we have a lot of foreign exchange reserves. That is the balance of the collective labour and sweat of Indians working all over the world. See that this source is not drying up.

Kindly visit http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6694143975371488739&hl=en# (Indian Institues of Technology - CBS 60 Minutes Video) and learn what the world import from India.

Minimum Wages for Hospital Employees

Dear Hospital Owners,

The Minimum Wages Case in Kerala High Court filed by the QPMPA is now posted for arguments on Monday, 29 March 2010.

Kindly wait till then before starting the new scale.

Dr. K. Kishore Kumar