IMA opposes draft Bill to replace Medical Council of India

New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association has strongly opposed the draft bill that seeks to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body, claiming it will cripple the medical profession.

The draft National Medical Commission Bill was on Friday approved by the Cabinet.

It provides for the constitution of four autonomous boards entrusted with conducting undergraduate and postgraduate education, assessment and accreditation of medical institutions and registration of practitioners under the National Medical Commission.

According to the IMA, the NMC will “cripple” the functioning of the medical profession by making it completely answerable to the bureaucracy and non-medical administrators.