MP govt cancels recognition of 66 unfit nursing colleges; buildings to be sealed

A CBI probe found these colleges as unfit for continuing nursing courses and the state government’s action comes following an order by the Madhya Pradesh high court

Updated on: May 28, 2024, 17:05:50 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday cancelled the recognition of 66 nursing colleges and ordered to seal the buildings on the instructions of the state’s high court after a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe found them as unfit for continuing nursing courses.

HT had done a three-part series on the ‘ghost nursing colleges’ of Madhya Pradesh in August 2022. (HT Photo)

These nursing colleges were running without infrastructure, faculties and affiliated colleges as per the standards of the Indian Nursing Council (INC). The matter was raised by the Law Students Association before the MP high court in June 2022. HT had done a three-part series highlighting the issue in August 2022. On the direction of the high court, CBI inspected 308 colleges and found 66 unfit in March 2024.

Following the order by the high court’s Jabalpur branch, chief minister Mohan Yadav instructed the medical education and health department to take strict action in the matter. On Tuesday, the commissioner of Medical Education sent the list of unfit nursing colleges to the district collectors and asked them to take action to seal the respective nursing colleges.

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Of these, eight colleges are from Betul, six from Bhopal and five from Indore.

According to the report of the Directorate of Medical Education, the cancellation of recognition will not affect the students. “Students at the respective nursing colleges will be able to appear in the nursing examination being conducted by Madhya Pradesh Medical University, but they will have to do their further studies from a recognised nursing college,” said the order.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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