12-06-2007, 04:47 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Embarrassed Ramadoss withdraws Puducherry medi inst Bill </b>
Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
Just a week after the Government rushed through the controversial AIIMS Bill in Parliament, Health Minister A Ramadoss faced a major embarrassment in the Rajya Sabha when he was forced to withdraw the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry Bill, 2007.
Though technically the Bill would be treated as 'postponed' after debate concluded, the Health Minister said, "I will take it back to the Cabinet."
<b>An embarrassed Parliamentary Affairs Minister PR Dasmunsi said this was the first time that a Bill, after being scrutinised by the Parliamentary Standing Committee and the Cabinet, was being referred back to the Cabinet for reconsideration.</b>
The Bill seeks to turn Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, into an institution of National Excellence on the lines of AIIMS and Chandigarh's Postgraduate Institute.
CPI(M) member Brinda Karat had moved an amendment that the existing fee structure of JIPMER should never be altered even if it was being given an autonomous status.
<b>Ramadoss was not ready to accept this amendment saying that the Bill cannot have a provision for fixed fee structure but such a scheme can be incorporated in the rules. He requested that the Bill be passed as other demands such as reservation and free of cost treatment to the poor have been accepted.</b>
The CPI(M) member did not relent to the assurance of the Minister and insisted on pressing for voting.
She was supported by the BJP chief whip SS Ahluwalia, who said that his party would also demand division of vote on this issue.
Ramadoss drew flak from AIADMK leader V Maitrayan and other members, who charged that he had conspired to erode the autonomy of AIIMS and now wanted to erode the autonomy of the Puducherry institute as well.
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Here comes another stupidity.
Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
Just a week after the Government rushed through the controversial AIIMS Bill in Parliament, Health Minister A Ramadoss faced a major embarrassment in the Rajya Sabha when he was forced to withdraw the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry Bill, 2007.
Though technically the Bill would be treated as 'postponed' after debate concluded, the Health Minister said, "I will take it back to the Cabinet."
<b>An embarrassed Parliamentary Affairs Minister PR Dasmunsi said this was the first time that a Bill, after being scrutinised by the Parliamentary Standing Committee and the Cabinet, was being referred back to the Cabinet for reconsideration.</b>
The Bill seeks to turn Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, into an institution of National Excellence on the lines of AIIMS and Chandigarh's Postgraduate Institute.
CPI(M) member Brinda Karat had moved an amendment that the existing fee structure of JIPMER should never be altered even if it was being given an autonomous status.
<b>Ramadoss was not ready to accept this amendment saying that the Bill cannot have a provision for fixed fee structure but such a scheme can be incorporated in the rules. He requested that the Bill be passed as other demands such as reservation and free of cost treatment to the poor have been accepted.</b>
The CPI(M) member did not relent to the assurance of the Minister and insisted on pressing for voting.
She was supported by the BJP chief whip SS Ahluwalia, who said that his party would also demand division of vote on this issue.
Ramadoss drew flak from AIADMK leader V Maitrayan and other members, who charged that he had conspired to erode the autonomy of AIIMS and now wanted to erode the autonomy of the Puducherry institute as well.
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Here comes another stupidity.