Despite its best intentions to introduce sweeping reforms in medical education in India, the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019 seems to fail in addressing the larger issues plaguing the medical education and health sector. The Act aims to improve access to quality and affordable medical education and ensure availability of adequate and high-quality medical professionals in all parts of the country.
The Act in practice repeals the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and replaces the scam-tainted Medical Council of India (MCI), which was dissolved in 2010 following corruption charges against its president Ketan Desai by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In place of the MCI, the government is now setting up an NMC that will have responsibilities ranging from approving and assessing medical colleges, conducting common MBBS entrance and exit examinations and regulating…
