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SHRC notices BMC over unregistered lab staff at two hospitals
The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has issued a notice to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over an unregistered laboratory technician at VN Desai Hospital in Santacruz. A similar notice was earlier…
The Story in Brief
The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has issued a notice to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over an unregistered laboratory technician at VN Desai Hospital in Santacruz. A similar notice was earlier issued for Bandra Bhabha Hospital. BMC officials say many lab technicians hold MSc degrees but lack the Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) required for registration with the Maharashtra Paramedical Council.
A VN Desai Hospital doctor said the problem arose because rules changed in 2019. Unions had protested, arguing the corporation should bear registration costs. Hospital officials added that many technicians' registration details were submitted to the council months ago but remain pending due to a high volume of applications.
The Indian Opinion
The Human Rights Commission's intervention will test if the BMC's laboratorians are indeed qualified but stuck in a bureaucratic logjam, or if corners have been cut in hiring. The unions' point is fair: if rules changed in 2019, why wait six years to enforce them on existing staff? The real number to watch is how many of the pending registrations with the Maharashtra Paramedical Council get cleared in the next three months. If the backlog is genuine, the council should fix it, not use show-cause notices as a substitute for processing.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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