MCI overhaul: Govt may seek Parliament nod in Winter Session
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Government may table the National Medical Commission Bill, 2016, which seeks to scrap the controversy-ridden Medical Council of India (MCI), in the coming Winter Session of Parliament.
“The National Medical Commission Bill, which seeks to reform medical education system in the country, will be placed before Parliament in the coming Winter Session,” a source privy to the development said.
The Bill is an effort to enhance the quality of medical education in the country, which in turn will enhance the quality of healthcare. It seeks to create a flexible and well functioning legislative framework to improve the standard of medical education.
India had adopted the Indian Medical Council (IMC) Act, 1956, which has not kept pace with time. Various bottlenecks have crept into the system with serious detrimental effects on medical education and, by implication, delivery of quality health services.
This has been highlighted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health in its various reports on the issue as well as draft Bills to improve the standard of medical education.
“The National Medical Commission Bill, which seeks to reform medical education system in the country, will be placed before Parliament in the coming Winter Session,” a source privy to the development said.
The Bill is an effort to enhance the quality of medical education in the country, which in turn will enhance the quality of healthcare. It seeks to create a flexible and well functioning legislative framework to improve the standard of medical education.
India had adopted the Indian Medical Council (IMC) Act, 1956, which has not kept pace with time. Various bottlenecks have crept into the system with serious detrimental effects on medical education and, by implication, delivery of quality health services.
This has been highlighted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health in its various reports on the issue as well as draft Bills to improve the standard of medical education.
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