Shillong, Sep 11: A joint delegation of the Dorbar Shnong of Thangskai and Jaintia Students’ Union (JSU) has sought the intervention of the health minister Ampareen Lyngdoh to disqualify Ayush Kumar from the list of selected candidates for MBBS state quota as he is not a permanent resident of the village.
“We demand that his name be struck out from the list of selected candidates for MBBS state quota as he is not a permanent resident of Thangskai village, East Jaintia Hills District,” the Dorbar Shnong of Thangskai said in a letter submitted to the minister.
In 2021, the Waheh Shnong (headman) of Thangskai was approached by Sunil Kumar, father of Ayush to issue a temporary residential certificate to his son only for the purpose of showing his present stay of address to the college in Odisha where his son was doing his 10+2 studies.
The certificate was solely issued only for showing his present address and that the father has assured, that it is only for that purpose and owing to the fact that he has been working and staying in Thangskai village for the past 12 years, hence the Waheh Shnong had issued the certificate.
The delegation said that when the temporary certificate was issued, it was never stated that the same would be used to apply for Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC) or any other document from the government or for any facilities from the government of Meghalaya.
The JSU said the delegation has decided to seek further clarification from the district deputy commissioner on the decision to issue PRC to Ayush Kumar.
“The minister had told us that the government had accepted the documents which was sent by the DC office and found that Ayush Kumar had submitted a PRC issued by the DC office in 2021. She also insisted that the delegation should seek more clarity from the DC concerned on the PRC issued to him,” it said.
The JSU has asked all traditional heads to refrain from issuing NOC and residential certificates without any verification.
Ayush facility in Sohra
The minister visited the under construction 50 bed AYUSH hospital at Sohra. The project is funded under the National AYUSH Mission by the Ministry of AYUSH at the cost of Rs 10.55 crore. The project was initiated in 2016-17.
She also visited the Ram Krishna Mission Hospital and was satisfied to observe that the non-profit organization has satisfactorily served the people of the Sohra-Shella region.. The hospital is preparing a 30 bed facility to further improve its services.
Ampareen visited CHC, Sohra and congratulated Dr Kharnaior and his team for the efforts put in to provide clean, efficient and adequate services to the citizens.
