India’s National Medical Commission (NMC) has withdrawn the Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations, 2023, with immediate effect, while retaining the requirement for medical institutions to submit Annual Disclosure Reports (ADRs) under applicable statutory provisions. In a notification dated October 14, 2026, published in the Gazette of India, the commission formally de-notified the regulations, which were notified on September 19, 2023, and published in the official gazette on September 21, 2023. The decision was issued under Sections 10, 24, 25, and 57 of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019.

Despite the withdrawal, medical institutions must continue submitting ADRs in accordance with Sections 24(i) and 25(h) of the Act and the regulations applicable from time to time. The commission has clarified that de-notification does not remove this statutory reporting…