Parliament Question: Irregularities of Admissions in Lok Nayak Hospital

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5687 TO BE ANSWERED ON27th MARCH,2026 IRREGULARITIES OFADMISSIONS IN LOK NAYAKHOSPITAL 5687.SHRILAXMIKANTPAPPU NISHAD: Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate: (a) whether the Government is aware of the inquiry report of the National Medical Commission regarding alleged irregular admissions to M.Ch. Neurosurgery and D.M. Neuro- Anaesthesia courses at Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, affiliated with Maulana Azad Medical College including deficiencies in faculty, infrastructure and violation of statutory norms, if so, the detailsthereof; (b) the disciplinary and penal action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government against the responsible officials/former Heads of Department; (c) whether NMC has recommended criminal investigation under relevant provisions of law includingcharges of fraud, forgery, criminalconspiracy andabuse of official position; (d) the measures taken by the Government to safeguard the academic future, degree validity and migration of affected students whose admissions were declared void-ab-initio in this regard; and (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to strengthen monitoring, audits andaccountability mechanismstoprevent recurrence inGovernment medical Institutions? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL) (a) to (e): The National Medical Commission (NMC) has examined the issues pertaining to alleged irregular admission to the M. Ch Neurosurgery and D.M. Neuro-Anaesthesia courses at Lok Nayak Hospital affiliated with Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. The matter includes concernsrelating to the admission process as well as certain deficienies infaculty, infrastructure andadherencetostututory norms. As a corrective measure, the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi has informed that new faculties have been nominated as guides for the M.Ch.(Neurosurgery) students.Further, in order to safeguard the academic interests and future of the students, all four students admitted for the academic session 2024-27 have been trasferred to Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education andResearch (GIPMER), New Delhi. The NMC hasalso createdsupernumerary posts for thispurpose. National Medical Commission has in place stringent regulatory provisions as well as monitoring andcompliance mechanismsto ensure accountability andprevent such instances inmedical institutions. The Government of National Capital Territoryof Delhi hasinformed that steps have been taken to strengthen monitoring and oversight, adherence to statutory norms, regular review of faculty and infrastructure and enhanced coordination with medical institutions andregulatorybodies. ****