Context:
Doctors ask NMC for a simpler way to register as they are finding it difficult to enter details in the National Medical Register (NMR).
National Medical Commission (NMC):
- Established in 2020.
- Statutory body under National Medical Commission Act, 2019
- Apex regulatory body for medical education and practice in India.
- Replaces the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI)
- 4 autonomous boards –
- Under-Graduate Medical Education Board
- Post-Graduate Medical Education Board
- Medical Assessment and Rating Board
- Ethics and Medical Registration Board
- Composition – 25-member body
- Appointment – Majority nominated by the Central government.
- Those nominated by the Central government, cannot be renominated.
- Tenure of members – 4 years (except for part-time members whose tenure is 2 years).
- Has 11 part-time members representing states or state medical councils.
- Any decision requires approval of the majority (minimum 13 out of 25) of the Commission.
- Meeting Mandate – Every quarter
National Medical Register (NMR):
- Brought in by the Union Health Ministry to have a consolidated list of allopathic doctors.
- Maintained by – National Medical Commission (NMC)
- Acts as a centralised repository that contains the name, address, and qualifications of all licensed medical practitioners.
- It also verifies the authenticity of doctors using Aadhaar IDs.
- All doctors registered on the Indian Medical Register (IMR) must re-register on the NMR, as per the Government order.
- Allows users to search for registered medical practitioners in India.
- While some data on the NMR are visible to the public, other data are only visible to certain organisations and individuals.
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
Consider the following organizations/bodies in India:
1. The National Commission for Backward Classes
2. The National Human Rights Commission
3. The National Law Commission
4. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
How many of the above constitutional bodies?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2023 Prelims]
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
NHRC is a statutory body established by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.
Law Commission of India is neither a constitutional nor a statutory body. Instead, it is an executive body established by an order of the Government of India.
NCBC became a constitutional body after the President of India assented to the Constitution (102nd Amendment) Act, 2018.
NCDRC is a statutory body set up under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986 (replaced by the Consumer Protection Act 2019).