Medicos agitate against compulsory rural service

Wedneday, February 29, 2012: Medical Students in Thiruvananthapuram would stage a dharna before Medical Education Director’s office, today to protest against the Governments proposal to make one year’s rural service compulsory for medical postgraduates passing out from 2012-13.
They would also organise protest march in other districts
Through this, the Ministry aims to extend quality healthcare to the villages but the students alleged that by introducing compulsory rural service the government is trying to exploit the students and deny higher education.