Forign PG degris r legl&recgnisd in India

Foreign medical degrees are legal and recognised in India: Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss


"Bangalore, Mar 15 : The Union government has officially announced that a foreign postgraduate degree in medicine is legal and recognized. The Indian doctors having their post graduate degrees in medicine from UK, US, Canada, England and New Zealand are allowed to practice in India.

Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss today said that the union government took a unilateral decision to recognize foreign degrees in medicine allowing Indian origin people to practice in India.

He further said it doesn't come under the purview of Indian Medical Council (IMA) and added that the decision would be informed to the IMA.

“In fact this unilateral decision of the union government to recognize foreign degrees in medicine would help thousand of Indian doctors in UK who are out of job because of a legislation,” Ramdoss said.

The Union Health Minster also said that the skull and dead body warning on the cigarette and Beedi packets would be made compulsory in three months time. (ANI)"

I don't know whether this news came out yesterday is right. It doesn't seem to have appeared in any other newspapers or webpages.
A couple of Months ago, similar news came out and then later, it was refused by MCI. So, We have to wait some more days to get a clear picture.
Foreign PG Degrees r recognised in India: Ramdass
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Education/Foreign_medical_degrees_are_recognised_in_India_Ramadoss_/articleshow/2871622.cms

"16 Mar, 2008, 1909 hrs IST

BANGALORE:Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has said that postgraduate degrees in medicine obtained from foreign institutes are legal and recognized in India.

The Indian doctors having their post graduate degrees in medicine from the UK, the US, Canada, England and New Zealand are allowed to practice in India, Ramadoss said.

He went on to say that the Union Government took a unilateral decision to recognize foreign degrees in medicine allowing Indian origin people to practice in India.

It doesn't come under the purview of Indian Medical Council and added that the decision would be informed to the IMA, said Ramadoss.

"In fact this unilateral decision of the union government to recognize foreign degrees in medicine would help thousand of Indian doctors in UK who are out of job because of a legislation," Ramdoss said.

The Union Health Minster also said that the skull and dead body warning on the cigarette and Beedi packets would be made compulsory in three months time. "