The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a landmark bill to set up the National Medical Commission, which will replace the Medical Council of India, the statutory body for establishing standards of medical education in India. "The MCI will be replaced, and a National Medical Commission bill has been brought. This is to correct the whole medical ecosystem," Law and Justice Minister said. According to sources, the National Medical Commission Bill envisages a four-tier structure for the regulation of medical education, with a 20-member National Medical Commission at the top.
Sources said the bill will enable a reform in the field of medical education by seeking to end regulatory control over medical education and pushing for outcome-based monitoring. It will also create accountable and transparent procedures for maintaining standards in medical education, sources added. The bill is…
