Let me start with the latest, a reply from a President of IMA to one of my tweets; please note the disconnect and dichotomy in the reply.
https://twitter.com/docraviw/status/1183081438029041664?s=19
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), of which I too am a life member, has no idea that the PROFESSIONALLY qualified Indian Medical Faculty are also DOCTORS. IMA role seems to be limited to the PRACTITIONERS side of things. After all isn't this the MONEY END of the Noble Profession with conducting CMEs and Conferences, as part of MARKETING, being the most important activity. Of course the food served is great, courtesy, sponsored by some fellow selling Gelusil.
I paste below a mail to IMA President (Elect at that time) dated 15/11/2016.
Regards
Dr D Datta
The opposition is to any meaningful reforms in Indian Medical Education. Please see the actual reforms needed, but obstructed by such vested interests.
http://ddatta16.blogspot.in/2017/03/suggestions-sent-to-honbl-sc-mandated.html?m=1
The newly proposed Indian Medical Services (IMS) on the lines of Indian Administrative Services (IAS) should never contain a single member of Ketan Desai and his Cabal, especially Dr. K K Aggarwal, who have converted Indian Medical Education into a Family Business. This is because of the relationship between the Attorney General (AG) of India and Indian Medical Association (IMA) President and thus by extension, to the great Ketan Desai.
http://www.pbtindia.com/archives/2884
Dr. K. K. Aggarwal and the IMA, under other such eminent past presidents, were spectators and neither represented nor tried to address Faculty issues vis-a-vis MCI Assessments and related Irregularities and never attempted to correct faulty MCI policies, thus encouraging such gross irregularities.
http://ddatta16.blogspot.in/2017/05/medical-council-of-india-mcis.html?m=1
Please see how this CABAL operates at the link below.
http://ddatta16.blogspot.in/2017/03/polity-vs-bureaucracy-ruined-and.html?m=1
On 15 nov. 2016, at 17:04, Dr K K Aggarwal <hsgima@gmail.com> wrote:
Numerous communications to Dr K K Aggarwal to help Indian Medical Faculty from Exploitation and Subjugation, thus helping clean up the ROT in Indian Medical Education translating to improving Indian Healthcare Standards, have fallen on deaf ears.
https://twitter.com/docraviw/status/1183081438029041664?s=19
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), of which I too am a life member, has no idea that the PROFESSIONALLY qualified Indian Medical Faculty are also DOCTORS. IMA role seems to be limited to the PRACTITIONERS side of things. After all isn't this the MONEY END of the Noble Profession with conducting CMEs and Conferences, as part of MARKETING, being the most important activity. Of course the food served is great, courtesy, sponsored by some fellow selling Gelusil.
I paste below a mail to IMA President (Elect at that time) dated 15/11/2016.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dyutimoy Datta <ddatta16@gmail.com>
From: Dyutimoy Datta <ddatta16@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 11:11 PM
Subject: Indian Doctors' Protest Supported by WMA
To: Dr K K Aggarwal <hsgima@gmail.com>
Cc: medical-voice-for-policy-
Subject: Indian Doctors' Protest Supported by WMA
To: Dr K K Aggarwal <hsgima@gmail.com>
Cc: medical-voice-for-policy-
Respected Sir,
The World Medical Association (WMA) is headed by Dr. Ketan Desai. This gentleman is famous for all the wrong reasons. And he got a clean chit from Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which as every Indian knows, functions by responding to certain Masters' Voices and instructions; seriously CBI clean chit can never be a gold standard of absolving anybody. The whole system survives on 'You cover my back, I cover Yours'. And it is a well known fact in many circles, including Private Medical College owners circles, as to which Politician covers Ketan Desai's back. And probably because this cover can no longer pretend to be continued, given Honbl. PM Modi's mission of cleaning corruption in all spheres, Ketan Desai had to look to foreign shores to carry on his image. So an endorsement from exported corruption is really not as impressive as you make it appear in your mail. Similarly, you are also known as a follower and endorser of Ketan Desai, during his operational heydays in Indian Private Medical Colleges mushrooming business. It appears that you are trying to improve his image by all these advertisements of his post. You are also known for your family ties to an Attorney General of India, and are utilizing such proximity to direct policy, unilaterally, in favor of such cohorts and certain nexuses.
Why should an ordinary Indian Medical Faculty like me feel that you are not what you appear to be? It is because, I, as a life member of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Puducherry Branch, did not know of your planned Satyagraha on 16/11/2016, that is tomorrow, until today evening, when you mailed the same to a forum 'Medical Voice for Policy Change'. You, yourself added me as a member of this forum a couple of weeks back. Since then, the only thing you were mailing was about the quality of air in New Delhi. And out of the blue you send a mail about tomorrow's Satyagraha. What you have written in your open letter to Honbl. PM contains your own point of view, you did not bother to take the views of the entire community of IMA members and Indian Doctors. I, personally, have sent you many mails on the plight of Indian Medical Faculty, with regards to non uniform pay and service conditions. I have personally sent you mails of instances of corruption in MCI inspections. You have never bothered to reply. Your open letter to Honbl. PM does not contain a single mention of Indian Medical Faculty. Does it mean that only Doctors who practice and deal with patients, are the real Doctors, and Indian Medical Faculty do not belong to the category of Doctors. You are simply hijacking the issue and blaming National Medical Commission (NMC) bill's provisions related to selection of members, as opposed to election of Members as per Medical Council of India (MCI) act. See how openly it shows that you and your group of similar minded people are more interested in holding various offices and posts; you simply have no genuine concern for the problems of other Doctors. IMA has never really helped any Doctor when problems are genuine. You cannot even file a proper case with proper homework and preparation despite your familial ties with an AG of India; IMA lost its case for abolishing of PCPNDT Act. And you want to lead Doctors on a Satyagraha for abolishing PCPNDT Act. Please stop diverting issues. You are trying to direct away public opinion from MCI's abject failure in protecting interests of Indian Doctors, to procedural affairs of NMC. Instead, if you are a genuine person and with the interests of Indian Doctors at heart, as President of IMA you should have welcomed NMC for trying to break the autonomous dictatorial grip of a closely knit crony group of nepotistic officials who were only feeding themselves at the expense of Indian Medical Education standards. You should have opposed the shifting of the MCI team, including its President, to the National Board of Examinations (NBE); they were a tainted group and they simply got shunted to other cushier chairs. You should have conducted a Satyagraha against Agents- Ghost Faculties- College Managements- Higher Officials- Politicians nexus that has been the bane of Indian Medical Education for over a decade. The very fact, that you have not addressed such ground realities, shows how deep runs the need to have 'Birds of the same feather flocking together'. You should have offered genuine suggestions incorporating steps to alleviate genuine ground level problems affecting Indian Medical Education. I am sorry that the affairs of Indian Medical Education and related Healthcare businesses are in such shambles because of being repeatedly led by self serving individuals and groups. And your planned Satyagraha is a contempt of Honbl. Supreme Court (SC) , you are questioning the wisdom of SC appointed committee. If you are a genuine person, approach the Honbl. SC with genuine interests of Indian Doctors after proper preparation of case notes. You have the means and connections for the same. Or conduct a genuine Satyagraha to alleviate ground level existential issues and not for issues that deal with grabbing a chair or earning more money through business. Please do not question newer policy changes of Union Government, try and add genuine suggestions to it. Hence please do not waste your acumen in perpetuating the same evils that have plagued Indian Medical Education, for more than a decade. Use your wisdom and not your ego and greed. If I am wrong, reply to me in such an open manner, explaining what you are genuinely doing for Indian Doctors, instead of such acts of posturing to gain mileage for some new post you must be eyeing for the future. God save Indian Doctors from hypocrites at the top.
Regards
Dr D Datta
M D (Anatomy)
As recently as August 2017, Dr. K Aggarwal, the IMA President, continues to endorse, use and preach Dr. Ketan Desai's name. See this advertisement in Indian Express. I mailed Dr K K Aggarwal to stop such use of a tainted person till Authorities proceed and complete the cases pending against him in different Courts of Law.
The proposed NMC as an alternate response to MCI CORRUPTION, is being currently examined on its capability to replace MCI, by a Group of Ministers (GoM) led by Shri. Arun Jaitley, Union Finance Minister. It will not be a surprise if NMC gets axed in favour of continuing MCI, or a toothless NMC is foisted on the nation; Ketan Desai's stakes are high, his MCI and Indian Medical Association (IMA) team members' stakes are high. Stakes are high since a substantial amount gets voluntarily donated by the team, for over a decade, to fund Indian Elections. Imagine the amount of time and money, down the drain, for simply studying the feasibility, or lack of it, of a National Medical Commission (NMC) to replace Medical Council of India (MCI).
See one small recent example of the undercurrent of whose role is more important in gathering the juicy portions of the kill between MCI and the rest led by NITI Aayog/ OC/ NMC or whoever or whatever be the label.
Thus the fight goes on, for juicier titbits, between MCI and the Rest, namely, the Board of Governors during the 2010 fiasco of Ketan Desai's arrest and continuing through the Oversight Committee (OC) mandated by Honbl Supreme Court to oversee MCI functioning to NITI Aayog recommended NMC.
As recently as August 2017, Dr. K Aggarwal, the IMA President, continues to endorse, use and preach Dr. Ketan Desai's name. See this advertisement in Indian Express. I mailed Dr K K Aggarwal to stop such use of a tainted person till Authorities proceed and complete the cases pending against him in different Courts of Law.
The opposition is to any meaningful reforms in Indian Medical Education. Please see the actual reforms needed, but obstructed by such vested interests.
http://ddatta16.blogspot.in/2017/03/suggestions-sent-to-honbl-sc-mandated.html?m=1
The newly proposed Indian Medical Services (IMS) on the lines of Indian Administrative Services (IAS) should never contain a single member of Ketan Desai and his Cabal, especially Dr. K K Aggarwal, who have converted Indian Medical Education into a Family Business. This is because of the relationship between the Attorney General (AG) of India and Indian Medical Association (IMA) President and thus by extension, to the great Ketan Desai.
http://www.pbtindia.com/archives/2884
Dr. K. K. Aggarwal and the IMA, under other such eminent past presidents, were spectators and neither represented nor tried to address Faculty issues vis-a-vis MCI Assessments and related Irregularities and never attempted to correct faulty MCI policies, thus encouraging such gross irregularities.
http://ddatta16.blogspot.in/2017/05/medical-council-of-india-mcis.html?m=1
Please see how this CABAL operates at the link below.
http://ddatta16.blogspot.in/2017/03/polity-vs-bureaucracy-ruined-and.html?m=1
On 15 nov. 2016, at 17:04, Dr K K Aggarwal <hsgima@gmail.com> wrote:
Indian Doctors' Protest Supported by WMA
(15.11.2016) A peaceful demonstration by thousands of Indian doctors tomorrow (Wednesday) over the Indian Government’s move to undermine the self-governance of the medical profession has been supported by the World Medical Association.
The Indian Medical Association is mounting a major nationwide campaign in protest at moves to scrap the Medical Council of India. The present Council has 130 members, having a representative character with two thirds elected and one third nominated professional members representing the entire spectrum of professional stake holders. The new body, the National Medical Commission, would have 19 handpicked members nominated by the Government of India. It will be a 100 per cent nominated Commission with no representative character, mostly comprising non-doctors without any autonomy.
Thousands of physicians in every state across India are expected to take part in a two-hour peaceful demonstration to urge the Government to think again about the reforms.
Dr. Ardis Hoven, Chair of the WMA, said: ‘The autonomy of the medical profession is under threat throughout the world and what is happening in India is happening or likely to happen elsewhere. Physicians everywhere have to speak out against the marginalisation of the medical profession and in support of professional autonomy which is essential for the good of high quality patient care.
‘The new Commission proposed by the Indian Government effectively means that non-doctors handpicked by the government will be regulating the medical profession without any autonomy. That is unacceptable’.
Tomorrow’s nationwide action by Indian doctors is also a protest at continuing violence against physicians and the criminalisation of medical errors.
Numerous communications to Dr K K Aggarwal to help Indian Medical Faculty from Exploitation and Subjugation, thus helping clean up the ROT in Indian Medical Education translating to improving Indian Healthcare Standards, have fallen on deaf ears.
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