Chandigarh, June 3 -- In a move aimed at addressing faculty shortage in government medical colleges and the availability of specialist doctors in hospitals, the Haryana government has ordered that serving medics who obtain postgraduate degrees in clinical specialties while in government service will not be required to execute a medical education bond. However, they will have to continue serving in their parent department.

Explaining the revision in the policy governing in-service doctors pursuing postgraduate medical education, additional chief secretary (ACS), health and medical education Sumita Misra said that under the amended policy issued by the department of medical education and research, in-service doctors who obtain postgraduate...