Panel boss made crores while 45 new colleges waited for permission to start admission. Registration of 42 existing institutions yet to be renewed

It seems the Dental Council of India (DCI) is headed the Medical Council of India (MCI) way.

Tainted? Dr Anil Kohli

In a complaint to the Prime Minister and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, several MPs as well as many dental colleges have alleged that more than Rs five crore had been deposited in the account of DCI president Dr Anil Kohli in the last five years.

The accusation is that in the name of verification of the achievement of annual targets for renewal of Health Ministry permission of admission in BDS course, DCI demands Rs 25 lakh from each institute.

"Those colleges who agree with their demand get favourable recommendation from president of DCI, Dr Anil Kohli; otherwise an adverse report is submitted to the ministry. I have ample case studies and evidences against him," president of Bihar Minority Dental Colleges Association, SMZ Imam told MiD DAY.

"Dr Anil Kohli has amassed huge amount of unaccounted money as a senior functionary of DCI of which he held the post of Executive committee member from 2001 to 2004, and later as its president since October 2004," alleged an MP.u00a0

Sanjay Prasad, director, ministry of health and family welfare has constituted a two-member committee to inquire into various complaints against the DCI president.

"Investigation is going on. It is a fact-finding committee and we will submit the report to the health ministry. It is a generic problem and we are working on leads coming from various sources," he told MiD DAY.
MiD DAY has a copy of the account details of Dr Kohli and his family members.

"About Rs 5.68 crore had been deposited in the bank account of Dr Kohli between 2004 and 2009. In the same period his wife Sushma Kohli received about Rs 3.40 crore in her bank account. Even his elder daughter Mallika Kohli received more than Rs 1 crore and his younger daughter Sonali Kohli received Rs 60 lakh in the same tenure," said a source at DCI.

The Other Side

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