Indian Medical Association (IMA) has recently stated that the proposed National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017 does not comply with the public interest. IMA added that “The Centre’s proposed NMC Bill, 2017, is evidently aiming at total centralization of power and authority and intends to make the regulator totally subservient”. The national president of IMA, Ravi Wankhedkar said “The proposed Bill by virtue of its inclusions which are draconian in character and are totally aimed at centralising the entire authority in the hands of the Government of India, is not in public interest as well as is prejudicial to the medical education and profession as a whole”.
He added that because of this reason the bill was referred to a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare. The committee gave several recommendations to make the proposed bill meaningful and relevant, after…
