The recent decision taken by the Ministry of H&FW, GoI to do away with the Central Pool MBBS quota hitherto enjoyed by Arunachal Pradesh has come as a shocker for many students of the state who nurture the dream of entering the noble medical profession. There has been widespread discontent due to this, since it will deprive a solid number of 25  state aspirants to get admission to various medical colleges in the country. If viewed in context of the existing rules in this regard, it can be said that it has strictly followed the book, but if measured by the ground realities of Arunachal, it must be said that central government should have a relook over the matter. If rule(s) are made for welfare of people, it should be understood that a blanket imposition may not always be equally beneficial for all parts of the country, which unquestionably have varied degrees of diversities and aspirations.
System of Central Pool Quota seats for studying MBBS/BDS in medical colleges spread over the entire country is devised primarily for the beneficiaries which includes various States/UTs which have insufficient or no medical or dental institutions of their own. Although it has been more than three decades of becoming a state, Arunachal had no medical college until 2018 when the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), the state’s first medical college started its academic session with an annual intake of 50 students. This was a long cherished dream that was fulfilled at last and before that the brightest minds of the state had to compulsorily relocate to other states for pursuing a MBBS/BDS course. Even if TRIHMS started its academic journey in 2018-19, the Central Pool Quota wasn’t touched and Arunachal enjoyed benefit of getting its 28(MBBS 25+ BDS 3) indigenous students admitted in various medical institutions outside the state. There was also a request on behalf of the Directorate of Medical Education to the Central Ministry to continue with the system for next four years, primarily keeping in view of the practicalities of infrastructural requirements of the institute. But the present move has shown that no ear has been given to this plea and the centre has taken the decision solo without assessing the realities confronting Arunachal.
The current seat intake of TRIHMS is still just 50 which is far too inadequate to meet the aspirations of the state’s boys and girls and presumably it will take time when it gets fully blossomed with the supplementation of a host of infrastructure requirements. By that logic it will be quite legitimate if the state demands a roll back of this rule.
It’s an impractical decision which have every reason for a revocation. 

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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