Transfer of 4 faculties of MMCH raises concerns when NMC cracks whip for no deficiency in faculty
Daltonganj
The transfer of four faculty members from Medinirai Medical College and Hospital, Daltonganj, has raised concerns at a time when the institution is under pressure to address faculty shortages flagged by the National Medical Commission (NMC).
The state Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department issued the transfer notification late on July 31. The development comes weeks before the deadline set by the NMC for the medical college to rectify deficiencies in its teaching faculty.
In a letter dated June 22, 2026, addressed to the principal of the college, the NMC reportedly directed the institution to clear the identified deficiencies within 45 days. The deadline falls on August 6.
The NMC has granted “strictly conditional” permission for renewal of admission for the 2026-27 academic session, according to Principal Dr Jakka Srinivas Rao. He said the permission carries the condition that failure to rectify the deficiencies could invite penal action, reduction in the number of MBBS seats and suspension of renewal of admission.
The college has an annual intake of 100 MBBS students.
The four faculty members transferred are Shakti Prakash Gavaskar, Assistant Professor, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology; Vinita Nancy Khalkho, Associate Professor, Paediatrics; Vivek Bhaskar, Associate Professor, Surgery; and Aditya Kumar Jha, Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics.
Gavaskar has been transferred to Phulo Jhano Medical College, Dumka; Khalkho and Jha to MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur; and Bhaskar to Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College, Hazaribag.
According to sources in the medical college, the institution was already short of around 11 professors, five associate professors and 30 assistant professors before the latest transfers. The transfer of the four faculty members, without replacement, is expected to further weaken the teaching strength.
The development has raised questions over the college’s ability to meet the NMC’s stipulated requirements within the deadline. College authorities, however, have not indicated whether replacement faculty will be appointed before the NMC reviews compliance.
The NMC’s warning assumes significance as failure to address the deficiencies could affect the college’s academic operations and the continuation of admissions for the 2026-27 session.
