SC prompts states to follow NMC Standards while setting up government medical colleges
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The Supreme Court has recently held that States are bound to adhere to the standards prescribed by National Medical Commission (NMC) regarding infrastructural facilities, faculty etc. while setting up new government medical colleges in the respective States.
This observation was made in respect of the three States- Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, which had challenged the decision of the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI), now NMC denying to issue Letters of Permission to eight colleges with an intake capacity of 800 MBBS seats.
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