Mumbai: Amit-State Health Minister Prakash Abitkar has dismissed claims of a shortage of posts in rural hospitals, asserting that vacancies exist in primary health centres and rural hospitals. According to him, the problem lies in young doctors preferring urban or convenient postings rather than serving in remote locations. “If these doctors approach the Directorate of Health Services, they will definitely be accommodated in rural centres,” Abitkar said.

His statement, however, stands in sharp contrast to the situation on the ground. Close to 895 MBBS graduates across Maharashtra remain stranded, unable to begin their mandatory one-year bond service due to a lack of postings from the Health Department. The bond service is compulsory for medical students who graduate from government colle

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