Parliament passes amendments to NMC Bill, Motor Vehicles ActSince some changes were made by Rajya Sabha, it was again brought to Lok Sabha for clearance.
Doctors threaten indefinite strike against National Medical Commission BillThe bill, which seeks to replace the graft-tainted Medical Council of India (MCI), is slated to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday af...
National Medical Commission Bill passed by Lok SabhaThe bill seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 in the wake of allegations of corruption against the 63- year-old Medical Coun...
National Medical Commission Bill gets Cabinet nod, to be introduced in current session of ParliamentThe NMC Bill proposes a common final year MBBS exam, to be known as National Exit Test (NEXT), for admission to post-graduate medical cours...
Health Ministry bill proposes scrapping NEET-PG; MBBS final exam enough for admission to MD/MS programmesThe amendment has been incorporated in the revised draft National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill which would be sent to the Cabinet soon, of...
Govt plans to re-introduce National Medical Commission BillThe National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, which was introduced in December, 2017, lapsed with the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha.
Cabinet gives nod to amendments in NMC BillThe government has considered recommendations made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare on March 20, stated...
Bridge course proposed in NMC Bill should not be made mandatory: Parliamentary panelThe panel was informed that a bridge course will be introduced only by a unanimous vote and each one of the allopathic doctors in the NMC w...
Why some vested interests have created a fog around National Medical Commission BillNational Medical Commission Bill makes a conscious effort to bring the best in the profession to the centre stage of regulation.
Medical education is in desperate need of transformation, NMC Bill can bring it aboutParliament has a historic opportunity to not only save medical education from “total collapse” but also bring about a renaissance in the fi...
Parliamentary panel looking into NMC Bill asked to submit report by first week of Budget SessionThe bill, which seeks to overhaul medical education and replace the Medical Council of India, had triggered protests from doctors with thei...
IMA calls off stir after NMC Bill sent to parliamentary standing committeeIMA has already written to PM and the Union health minister urging them to redraft the Bill and rectify some of its provisions to protect t...
Why Delhi doctors are up in arms over NMC billThe IMA, which has been strongly opposing the NMC bill saying it will "cripple" the functioning of medical professionals by making them com...
Cabinet okays Bill to replace Medical Council of IndiaThe draft bill provides for the constitution of four autonomous boards entrusted with conducting undergraduate and postgraduate education.
As medical education hit by scams, planned reforms remain in backburnerEven after getting clearance from the government, the proposed NMC bill has to pass Parliament’s scrutiny which again is a time taking proc...
GoM approves draft National Medical Commission bill: Government"The committee has framed a draft NMC Bill which provides for constitution of the NMC in place of the MCI.
Niti Aayog to soon come out with draft bill on medical regulator"The Niti Aayog is working on the proposed National Medical Commission Bill, 2016 and it is likely to be placed before the Cabinet soon."