Renew License or Face Removal: Goa Medical Council warns Doctors

Panaji: The Goa Medical Council (GMC) has issued a warning to all medical practitioners in the State whose registrations are overdue for renewal as of 31.12.2024. They are asked to complete the renewal immediately to avoid having their names removed from the registrar's list.

GMC informed the doctors of this in regard through a notification issued on Thursday. Doctors have been granted a time period of 30 days to complete their pending renewals by adhering to the laid-down procedures.

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As per the latest media report by the Times of India, the council decided to remove the names of doctors with expired licenses during its ordinary meeting held on December 17, 2024.

Referring to this resolution taken in the meeting, the Council mentioned in its notice that the medical practitioners in Goa who fail to renew their expired licenses within the specified time frame i.e. within 30 days would face removal of their names from the members' register in accordance with Section 23 and Rule 61 of the Goa Medical Council Act, 1991 and Rules 1995.

Section 23 of the Goa Medical Council Act, 1991 addresses the issue of Removal of registration. It mentions the following:

23. Removal of registration.—

Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 16 and 21,— (a) on such date after the date of publication of the notice under sub-section (5) of section 16, as the Executive Committee may with the previous sanction of the Government decide, and every five years thereafter, the Registrar shall cause two notices in the prescribed form to be published, at an interval of not less than thirty days, in the Official Gazette calling upon in the manner provided in clause (b) all registered practitioners to make an application to the Registrar for the continuance of their names on the register;

(b) The Registrar shall, after the publication of the first notice under clause (a), send a notice by registered post enclosing therewith the prescribed form of application to the registered practitioners at their address as entered in the register, calling upon them to return the application to the Registrar for the continuance of their names on the register within forty five days of the date of the notice, together with 13[the prescribed fee]. If any of the registered practitioners fail to return such application within the time specified, the Registrar shall issue a further notice to such registered practitioner by registered post after the publication of the second notice under clause (a) enclosing there with the prescribed form of application calling upon him to return the application to the Registrar for the continuance of his name on the register within thirty days of the date of the further notice, together with a fee of rupees one hundred.

(c) If the application is not made on or before the date fixed by the further notice sent by registered post under clause (b), the Registrar shall remove the name of the defaulter from the register and shall inform him of such removal by registered post:

Provided that, if any application for continuance of the name so removed is made within a period of six months from the date fixed by the said notice sent by registered post under clause (b), the name so removed may be re-entered in the register on payment of 14[the prescribed fee].

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