THE KARNATAKA COMPULSORY SERVICE BY CANDIDATES COMPLETED MEDICAL COURSES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2025
(LA Bill No. 29 of 2025)
A Bill further to amend the Karnataka Compulsory Service by Candidates Completed Medical Courses Act, 2012.
Whereas it is expedient to amend the Karnataka Compulsory Service by Candidates Completed Medical Courses Act, 2012 (Karnataka Act 26 of 2015) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy sixth year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Compulsory Service by Candidates Completed Medical Courses (Amendment) Act, 2025.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 27th day of May, 2025.
2. Amendment of section 3. In section 3 of the Karnataka Compulsory
Service by Candidates Completed Medical Courses Act, 2012 (Karnataka Act 26 of 2015) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),-
(i) in sub-section (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided further that, the vacancies in the rural areas shall be filled on priority and in case the number of candidates are more than the vacancies in rural areas then the vacancies in urban areas may be filled by posting of candidates to render one year compulsory service."
(ii) in sub-section (3), the word 'rural' shall be omitted;
(iii) in sub-section (4),-
(a) the word 'rural' shall be omitted;
(b) after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided further that, candidates may be given a conditional No Objection Certificate to pursue higher studies like MD or MS or Fellowship in the universities established by law upon submitting an affidavit undertaking stating their commitment to fulfill the obligation of one year compulsory service post-completion of higher studies failing which he shall be liable for penalty and such other consequences specified in the affidavit or undertaking."
3. Insertion of new section 3-A.- In the Principal Act after section 3, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"3-A. Priority and exemption.- Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, while filling up of existing vacancies specified by the Government for compulsory service in the Government hospitals under sections 3,4 and 5 the candidates who have passed medical courses under Government quota seats shall be filled on priority and the remaining vacancies may be filled by the candidates who have studied medical courses under institutional seats and the surplus candidates may be exempted from the compulsory service.
Explanation: For the purpose of this section "Government seats" and the
"Institutional seats shall have the same meaning as defined in the Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Determination of Fee) Act, 2006 (Karnataka Act 8 of 2006)."
(1),-4. Amendment of section 4.- In section 4 of the Principal Act in sub-section
(i) the word 'rural' and the word 'urban' shall be omitted; and
(ii) the following proviso shall be inserted at the end, namely:-
"Provided that, candidates may be given a conditional No Objection Certificate to pursue higher studies like Super-specialty or Fellowship in the universities established by law upon submitting an affidavit or undertaking stating their commitment to fulfill the obligation of one year compulsory service post-completion of the higher studies failing which he shall be liable for penalty and such other consequences specified in the affidavit or undertaking."
5. Amendment of section 5.- In section 5 of the principal Act, in sub-section
(a) in the proviso, the word "rural", shall be omitted; and
(b) after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided further that, candidates may be given a conditional No Objection Certificate to pursue higher studies like fellowship in the universities established by law upon submitting an affidavit or undertaking stating their commitment to fulfill the obligation of one year compulsory service post-completion of the higher studies failing which he shall be liable for penalty and such other consequences specified in the affidavit or undertaking."
6. Insertion of new section 5A. After section 5 of the Principal Act, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"5A. Appeal. Any person aggrieved by the orders of the competent authority under the provisions of this Act may make an appeal to the Specified Authority as notified by the Government and the Speicified Authority may dispose it off in such manner as may be prescribed."
7. Repeal and savings. (1) The Karnataka Compulsory Service by
Candidates Completed Medical Courses Ordinance, 2025 (Karnataka Ordinance 06 of 2025) is here by repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act as amended by this Act.
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Compulsory Service by Candidates Completed medical Courses Act, 2012 (Karnataka Act 26 of 2015) to provide for,-
(1) posting of MBBS Graduates even in urban areas who remains surplus even after posting to rural areas;
(2) posting of post Graduates to community health Centres and other hospitals in rural areas also;
(3) issuing conditional, No Objection certificate to pursue higher studies like PG and Super Specialty courses upon submitting an undertaking to fulfill the obligation of one year Compulsory Service, failing which he shall be liable for penalty and such other consequences as agreed upon; and
(4) certain other consequential amendments are also made.
(5) As the matter was urgent and the Karnataka legislative Assembly and the Karnataka Legislative Council were not in session, the Karnataka Compulsory Services by Candidates competed Medical Courses Ordinance, 2025 (Karnataka Ordinance 06 of 2025) was promulgated to achieve the above object.
