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Why are doctors protesting? 2,500 doctors detained, taken to Sarojini Nagar police station, here’s what we know

The Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) issued an official statement which states that the consequence of their demands left unheard will be the mass resignation by resident doctors nationwide.

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The protests being done by resident doctors in Delhi is not likely to come to a halt anytime soon. Doctors from medical colleges all around the capital city have joined the protests as well. The Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) issued an official statement which states that the consequence of their demands left unheard will be the mass resignation by resident doctors nationwide.

Followed by this, 2,500 resident doctors who were marching towards Ministry of Health and Family Welfare were detained at Sarojini Nagar police Station in Delhi.

Why are doctors protesting?

Doctors have been protesting in Delhi for the past 11 days to have their demands met. In the protest in front the Union health ministry’s office, the doctors are asking the government to get on with academic counselling to admit 50,000 MBBS doctors who have cleared the postgraduate National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET-PG) that was conducted in September, 2021. Through this counselling, students will be admitted into medical colleges and begin with their study and care work as junior residents for three years.

The entrance exam NEET-PG is conducted in January as a rule. However, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the entrance exam was postponed to September. The government has also delayed the counselling from March to November. As a consequence, 50,000 medical workers are missing from hospitals. This has put excessive strain on frontline workers.

As it happens, the ministry shares similar concerns. The root of this problem is not the lack of concern, it is the lack of coordination between different ministries.

What is the EWS quota

The Government of India passed a law in January, 2019, that reserved a ten per cent quota in medical seats for the unreserved/general category’s economically backward sections (EWS), that went through Parliament. A candidate will have to be from the general category to qualify under this quota. Their annual family income should also be less than Rs 8 lakh.

The law faced disagreements and it was challenged in the Supreme Court in March, 2019. Its constitutional validity was questioned as the same annual family income ceiling is also stated in Other Backward Class reservation. The case was referred to the Constitution Bench by the Supreme Court. It remains pending till date.

Outcome of Supreme Court hearings

After 2019, the case was again taken up by the Supreme Court in 2022. During the hearing of the second petition on October 21, 2022, the government was accused of creating unequal equals through the law. As a measure to appease the apex court, the government announced that the NEET-PG counselling will not take place until the law’s validity is decided.

The next hearing took place on November 25, 2022, government spokesperson solicitor-general Tushar Mehta said that the counselling will not be commenced until a three-member committee revisits the EWS criteria. He insisted that the quota’s implementation should not be delayed till next year. The next court hearing is set on January 6, 2022.

The Union social justice Ministry has constituted a three-member committee. The Union Health Ministry stands firm with the doctors issue as the entire healthcare system, as well as lakhs of students are suffering because of this delay.

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Future effects

The government has already released the examination schedule for 2022-23 session. It will happen on March 12, 2022, without the 2021-22 batch getting enrolled.

This is likely to create a cluster of confusion. Junior residents cannot possibly pass out in time if the counselling doesn’t get commenced at the earliest. And that will affect the admission process for senior residents as well. A spillover effect seems inevitable.

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Delhi govt departments distance themselves from AAP’s healthcare, women aid promised schemes, calling them non-existent

BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj claimed on Tuesday that she had spoken with the health secretary of the Delhi government, who confirmed that no Sanjeevani Yojna currently exists.

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The Delhi government’s Women and Child Development and Health departments on Wednesday issued public notices clarifying that they are not associated with the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) proposed initiatives to provide Rs 2,100 to women and offer free healthcare for senior citizens. This announcement has sparked controversy ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.

The notices warned the public against sharing personal information under the pretense of registering for “non-existent” schemes, emphasizing that any individual or political party collecting such information is acting fraudulently and without proper authorization.

This announcement followed a recent registration campaign led by AAP leaders for the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana and Sanjeevani Yojana, which has left AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal angry.

Kejriwal accused the BJP of being unsettled by these programs, suggesting that Chief Minister Atishi might be targeted with a “fake” legal case in the near future. “They are completely rattled by the Mahila Samman Yojana and Sanjeevani Yojana. They have devised a scheme to fabricate a case against Chief Minister Atishi and arrest her soon,” he asserted on X, alleging that raids would also be conducted against senior AAP officials prior to Atishi’s potential arrest.

BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj claimed on Tuesday that she had spoken with the health secretary of the Delhi government, who confirmed that no Sanjeevani Yojna currently exists.

Both schemes were announced by Kejriwal in advance of the Assembly polls scheduled for February next year, with AAP actively promoting the registration process. Party leaders are optimistic that these initiatives will attract voters, as similar programs have reportedly helped ruling parties maintain power in various state elections.

The notice from the Department of Women and Child Development stated: “Media reports and social media posts have brought to our attention that a political party is claiming to provide Rs 2,100 per month under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana to women in Delhi. It is clarified that no such scheme has been officially announced by the Government of Delhi.”

The department indicated that should the scheme be initiated, a digital portal would be created for eligible individuals to apply online according to established guidelines. The notice further stated that since no such scheme exists, there is no basis for any physical registration forms.

It also cautioned the public that sharing personal information—such as PAN account numbers, phone numbers, or Voter IDs—in connection with this non-existent scheme could expose them to various crimes, including cyber and banking fraud. Individuals were advised to disregard any misleading claims about the scheme and to be vigilant about sharing personal details.

The Mahila Samman Yojna was proposed in the AAP’s budget for 2024-25 to grant Rs 1,000 per month to eligible women over the age of 18 in Delhi. Kejriwal has recently pledged to increase this amount to Rs 2,100 if AAP is re-elected.

The Health and Family Department also issued a notice warning about the purported Sanjeevani Yojna, which was meant to provide free medical treatment for senior citizens over 60 at both government and private hospitals. The notice revealed that some political volunteers had begun a door-to-door campaign to collect information from elderly residents for this scheme, providing them with documents described as “Health/Sanjeevani Scheme Cards.”

The notice indicated that these volunteers were requesting personal details such as phone numbers, addresses, Aadhar numbers, and bank account information. Many elderly citizens had begun inquiring about the scheme at government hospitals and offices.

The Health and Family Department reiterated that there is currently no recognized “Sanjeevani Yojna” and emphasised that no individuals or political parties have been authorized to gather personal information from seniors on behalf of this scheme.

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On Camera: Delhi man stabs girl multiple times in Mukherjee Nagar, arrested

The incident was captured on CCTV and has been shared widely on the internet.

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In a shocking incident, a man from Delhi was arrested on Sunday for stabbing a girl multiple times with a knife in the Mukherjee Nagar area in broad daylight. The incident was captured on CCTV and has been shared widely on the internet.

According to reports, the incident took place on March 22. The passers-by intervened and tried to stop and catch the accused. Although, the girl did not suffer grievous injuries in this attack and is out of danger.

The police have identified the accused as Aman. In the CCTV footage, the 22-year-old could be seen stabbing the girl with the knife several times.

It has been known that students in Mukherjee Nagar used to make fun of the accused, Aman, and call him mentally ill as he used to keep roaming in the area, without doing anything.

The woman he targeted would visit Mukherjee Nagar to study in a library. In the surveillance video, the man can be observed sprinting towards the woman, forcefully knocking her down, and subsequently striking her several times.

The man who is under arrest told the police that she ridiculed him, causing him to take a knife from a nearby vegetable vendor and launch an attack on her in a fit of rage.

Last year in April, another incident was reported from Northeast Delhi’s Karawal Nagar where a man killed his live-in partner and dumped her body 12 lm away from a house with the help of his sister.

Police, later, found the body of Rohina Naz alias Mahi, a resident of Uttarakhand’s Mirajpur, lying near Krishna Public School. The police arrested the sister of the accused in this case.

According to the police, the accused, identified as Vineet, was on the run while his sister Parul was arrested for helping him conspire the murder and hide the body.

The 25-year-old Mahi and Vineet eloped four years ago the date of the crime and were living together in Delhi. Deputy Commissioner of Police Joy Tirkey had said that Mahi was pressuring him for marriage and because of this, the couple used to fight frequently.

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Delhi Metro services to begin at 2:30 pm on Holi

Delhi metro services will not be available till 2:30 pm on all Lines of the Delhi Metro including Rapid Metro/Airport Express Line.

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Delhi Metro services will begin at 2:30 pm from terminal stations on all lines on the occasion of Holi, March 25, and will continue normally thereafter.

The Delhi Metro on X, said that the metro train services to start at 2:30 pm on the day of the Holi festival, March 25 (Monday), adding that it said metro services will not be available till 2:30 pm on all Lines of the Delhi Metro including Rapid Metro/Airport Express Line.

Earlier on March 14, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of two additional corridors of Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday. The cost of these 2 corridors of the Delhi Metro Phase 4 project is Rs 8,399 crore. These 2 lines will be 20.762 km long. The construction of these projects is slated for completion by March 2026.

During the press release, the government said that the Inderlok- Indraprastha corridor will be an extension of the Green Line and will provide interchange with the Blue, Violet, Magenta and Airport Line, Yellow and Red lines, while the Lajpat Nagar- Saket G Block corridor will connect Violet, Pink, Magenta and Silver lines.

Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar- Saket G Block corridor will be entirely elevated and have 8 stations, as per the reports. The Inderlok- Indraprastha corridor will have 10 stations. The Prime Minister also interacted with beneficiaries of the PM SVANidhi scheme. He distributed loans under the scheme to 1 lakh street vendors (SVs) including 5000 SVs from Delhi.

According to official records, till now up to Rs 82 lakh loans which amount to Rs 10, 978 crore have been disbursed to more than 62 lakh street vendors all over India. Speaking to the media at the event earlier, the Prime Minister said that the program PM SVANidhi Mahotsav was dedicated to those who are always around us and without whom one cannot imagine our lives.

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