The state’s nursing council revealed that a donkey had been issued a provisional registration certificate after a test run by a state vice‑president of the National Student Union of India. The incident followed NDTV’s earlier exposés of nursing colleges operating from cramped rooms and on paper, raising fresh alarm over the integrity of the profession.
Dr. Venu Kushwaha, the council’s president, said the portal can generate a provisional number immediately but will only issue a permanent licence after a second‑phase verification that cross‑checks credentials with DigiLocker and the council’s own database.
The incident underscores a pattern of abuse that has plagued the state’s nursing registration system for years. In 2020‑21, 670 institutions received recognition, yet 34 sought cancellation because they failed to provide hospital beds, and the CBI’s report on 308 colleges classified 169 as suitable, 73 as deficient and 66 as unsuitable.
Ravi Parmar, NSUI state vice‑president, uploaded a donkey’s photograph into the portal and claimed it issued a certificate after payment, exposing a serious gap in the verification process.
The council has put the registration system on hold and will roll out enhanced checks before resuming. A provisional certificate can be cancelled within seven to fifteen days if fraud is detected, the council added, and officials say the new safeguards will prevent unverified applicants from exploiting the system.