NMC's 'both hands intact' rule for MBBS, reeks of ableism: Supreme Court
New Delhi: Observing that the requirement under the National Medical Commission's (NMC) guidelines specifying that an MBBS candidate must have "both hands intact", "reeks of ableism", the Supreme Court opined that the said criteria required to be revised.
Slamming the NMC norm, the Apex Court bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan held,
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Supreme Court slams NMC, says 'both hands intact' not required for becoming a doctor
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