NMC adopts uniform fee for medical colleges and individuals filling appeals, warns of rejection over deficiencies

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has decided to adopt a uniform fee structure for medical colleges and individuals filing 1st and 2nd appeals before the Commission. Further, the NMC has warned the concerned that in case of deficiencies, the appeals are liable to be rejected on technical grounds. 

In its 13th meeting, the Apex Medical Regulator in the country decided on a uniform fee of Rs 50,000 in cases of appeals filed by colleges or institutes related to the academic year 2024-2025 onwards. The Commission decided that Rs 5,000 shall be charged in all the cases of appeals filed by individuals.

NMC announced its decision through the recent notice dated 21.05.2024 stating that "The Commission in its 13th Meeting has decided to adopt a uniform fee of Rs. 50,000/- in cases of appeals filed by colleges/ Institutions related to academic year 2024-25 onwards and Rs. 5,000/- in all cases of appeals filed by Individuals. This will revise the different amounts of appeal fee earlier applicable for appeals in matter of different type of applications."

Further, NMC mentioned in the notice that "it has also been decided that all appeals against the orders of the Boards under the Commission shall henceforth be addressed to Secretary, NMC only."

"Therefore, all concerned colleges/ appellants are hereby informed that all appeals against the orders of Boards under the Commission as provided under different sections of NMC Act, 2019 may be preferred via ONLINE MODE ONLY through email at ‘nmc_appeal@nmc.org.in’ and addressed to "Secretary, NMC" within the stipulated time period as per the NMC Act. Appeals received through any other mode/channel or email address will be liable not to be considered," the notice further stated.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that last year NMC specified the process of filing 1st and 2nd appeals after noting that several medical colleges or appellants were still not following the prescribed procedure for filing appeals.

Back then, NMC had provided a checklist for all the requisite documents that the medical colleges required to submit along with the appeal and the processes that the appellant or college needed to ensure.

Previously, on 28.12.2022 also, the Commission had prescribed the procedure for filing 1st/2nd appeals before the Commission under the NMC Act, 2019.

In the recent notice dated 21.05.2024, NMC referred to its notices issued earlier while addressing the issue of filing 1st/2nd appeals under under relevant sections [u/s 22(3), 28(5), 30(4), 35(5)] of NMC Act, 2019.

"This Commission has earlier issued public notices dated 28.12.2022 and 28.08.2023 (copy enclosed) prescribing therein steps/ procedure for filing 1 st / 2 nd appeals before the National Medical Commission (NMC) under the NMC Act, 2019," NMC mentioned in the notice.

The Apex Medical Regulator highlighted that despite issuing such guidelines, many medical colleges were found not complying with due procedure for filing appeals. Pointing out the various counts in which the appeals were found to be deficient, the NMC notice stated, "Despite these guidelines, it has been observed that many colleges/ appellants are still not following the due procedure for filing appeals under the aforesaid sections of NMC Act as per said public notices. A number of appeals received in this Commission are deficient on various counts; invoking wrong section of the NMC Act; non-submission of all documents as per checklist prescribed in the public notice, appeal submission to non-concerned authority etc. which make them liable to be rejected on technical grounds."

"In this regard, it is reiterated that all concerned may go through before submitting any appeal to this commission against decision of any board," it further added.

To view the NMC notice, click on the link below:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/nmc-appeal-238902.pdf

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