A recent horror story from a government hospital proves how dangerous the collapse of meritocracy has become. A patient suffering from fever was injected with an anti-rabies vaccine—a blunder so absurd it would be laughable if it weren’t life-threatening. This isn’t just one doctor’s mistake; it is the symptom of a deeper rot: a system that places caste-based quotas above competence and social justice slogans above patient safety.
For decades, reservations in medical education and government jobs have lowered the bar, prioritizing political appeasement over professional standards. The result? government hospitals across india are flooded with incompetent, undertrained doctors who are shielded by caste quotas rather than judged by skill. Patients pay the ultimate price, as life-and-death decisions are handed over to those who might never have cut a merit-based system.
This is the bitter truth: when SC/ST quotas replace merit, the collapse of healthcare is inevitable. india today is witnessing that downfall in real time. Every wrong injection, every botched surgery, every negligent death in a government hospital is not just medical malpractice—it is the cost of a system that sacrifices excellence at the altar of caste politics. Until merit is restored, public healthcare will remain a graveyard of both patients and principles.
For decades, reservations in medical education and government jobs have lowered the bar, prioritizing political appeasement over professional standards. The result? government hospitals across india are flooded with incompetent, undertrained doctors who are shielded by caste quotas rather than judged by skill. Patients pay the ultimate price, as life-and-death decisions are handed over to those who might never have cut a merit-based system.
This is the bitter truth: when SC/ST quotas replace merit, the collapse of healthcare is inevitable. india today is witnessing that downfall in real time. Every wrong injection, every botched surgery, every negligent death in a government hospital is not just medical malpractice—it is the cost of a system that sacrifices excellence at the altar of caste politics. Until merit is restored, public healthcare will remain a graveyard of both patients and principles.
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