About National Medical Commission (NMC):
- It is a statutory body constituted by the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, which came into force in 2020.
- It replaced the Medical Council of India (MCI) and serves as the top regulatory authority for medical education, medical professionals, and medical institutions in India.
- It grants recognition of medical qualifications, gives accreditation to medical schools, grants registration to medical practitioners, monitors medical practice, and assesses the medical infrastructure in India.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Functions:
- Establish Policies and Regulations: Laying down policies to maintain high quality and standards in medical education and making necessary regulations.
- Regulate Medical Institutions and Professionals: Developing policies to regulate medical institutions, research and professionals.
- Assess Healthcare Needs: Assessing the requirements in healthcare, including human resources and healthcare infrastructure, and developing a roadmap to meet these needs.
- Coordinate Autonomous Boards: Promoting, coordinating, and framing guidelines for the proper functioning of the Commission, Autonomous Boards, and State Medical Councils.
- Ensure Compliance: Ensuring that State Medical Councils comply with the guidelines and regulations framed by the NMC.
- Exercise Appellate Jurisdiction: Acting as an appellate body for decisions made by the Autonomous Boards.
- Promote Ethical Conduct: Laying down policies and codes to ensure observance of professional ethics in the medical profession.
- Frame Fee Guidelines: Framing guidelines for determining fees and other charges for 50% of seats in private medical institutions and deemed universities.
- Other Powers and Functions: Performing such other functions as may be prescribed.
- Composition:
- It consists of 33 members, including the Chairperson (medical professionals only), 10 ex-officio members and 22 part-time members.
- Medical Advisory Council: It provides the platform through which the States or UTs can put forth their views and concerns before the NMC and advises the NMC on measures to determine and maintain minimum standards of medical education.
- Four autonomous boards:
- Under-Graduate Medical Education Board
- Post-Graduate Medical Education Board
- Medical Assessment and Rating Board
- Ethics and Medical Registration Board.
