Karnataka govt. withdraws 2018 Bill on RGUHS

The Karnataka government recently withdrew the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (Amendment) Bill, 2018, from the Legislative Assembly. Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil informed The Hindu that the bill was withdrawn as the administration was currently drafting a more comprehensive bill concerning RGUHS. Sources indicate that the 2018 bill aimed to modify the legislation to allow doctors to serve as university registrars instead of IAS and super-time-scale KAS officers. The Governor subsequently returned the bill, requesting additional clarifications.