Doctors of a lesser State: A long wait for permanent registrations in Andhra Pradesh

While their counterparts from States like Telangana and Rajasthan have begun practising or joined PG courses in India after receiving permanent registrations (PRs), the FMGs belonging to the COVID-19 batches in Andhra Pradesh continue to wait for their PRs even after six months. The foreign medicos‘ patience wears thin with the State officials insisting on a certificate verification process to rule out fake candidates as per the latest NMC advisory. Worried that they might not be eligible for the soon-approaching NEET-PG counselling, the FMGs seek government intervention in ensuring that their PRs are issued and that they don’t lose an academic year over rules that seem to vary from State to State, writes Nellore Sravani