New Delhi: IMA holds Mahapanchayat at IG Stadium, Thousands participate
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New Delhi: Protesting against the impending National Medical Commission bill, doctors under the banner of Indian Medical Association held a mahapanchayat at New delhi's Indira Gandhi Stadium
The bill, which seeks to replace and subsume the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body, was tabled in the Rajya Sabha in January by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda.
"The bill, which has the potential to adversely alter the course of medical education and healthcare delivery in India, will also make irrevocable damage if passed in its current forms," IMA's General Secretary Dr R N Tandon had said.
IMA, which is the largest association of doctors, and has over 1,725 local branches across the country and has held simultaneous yatras across the country to generate awareness among masses. The association has around 3 lakh members.
Doctors under the banner of Indian Medical Association protest against the National Medical Commission (NMC) bill in #Delhipic.twitter.com/mRvhqKMNgo
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2018
The bill, which seeks to replace and subsume the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body, was tabled in the Rajya Sabha in January by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda.
"The bill, which has the potential to adversely alter the course of medical education and healthcare delivery in India, will also make irrevocable damage if passed in its current forms," IMA's General Secretary Dr R N Tandon had said.
IMA, which is the largest association of doctors, and has over 1,725 local branches across the country and has held simultaneous yatras across the country to generate awareness among masses. The association has around 3 lakh members.
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