CBI books officials from health ministry, NMC, medical colleges in corruption scandal
Updated: Jul 4th, 2025
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a First Information Report this week in connection with an alleged corruption scam involving senior officials from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the National Medical Commission (NMC), and other representatives of private medical colleges across India.
As per the CBI’s FIR, some officials from the top brass allegedly facilitated unlawful access to confidential files related to the inspection, recognition, and renewal processes for medical colleges.
Among those named in the FIR are D P Singh, chancellor of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), who was formerly the chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), as per reports.
The officials associated with the health ministry are accused of leaking internal ministry files, including confidential comments from senior officials to the people affiliated with several medical universities and colleges.
The shocking reports also claim that those involved in the scam were also involved in arranging dummy faculty for a university and facilitating the issuance of regulatory approvals in exchange for bribes.
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