Medical Council Of India

There has been a 69-per cent increase in the number of medical colleges in the country, from 387 before 2014 to 654 as of now, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. Further, there has been a 94-per cent rise in the number of MBBS seats, from 51,348 to 99,763, and a 107-per cent increase in the number of postgraduate (PG) seats, from 31,185 before 2014 to 64,559 as of now, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. In order to increase the number of doctors in the country, the government has hiked the number of medical colleges and consequently, that of MBBS seats, she said. The steps taken by the government to increase the number of medical seats in the country include a centrally-sponsored scheme for the establishment of new medical colleges by upgrading the district and referral hospitals, Pawar said, adding that 94 of the 157 new medical colleges approved are already functional. A centrally-sponsored schem

By asking health insurers to access a national list of doctors, the regulator hopes to encourage them to offer more flexible policies outside of the hospital network

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National Medical Commission (NMC) replaced the Medical Council of India (MCI) as the new regulator for medical education and medical professionals

"With this, the decades-old institution of the Medical Council of India (MCI) stands abolished," the ministry said

NMC, in place of MCI, for development and regulation of all aspects of medical education and profession, has been constituted and will come into existence from Friday

The plea, filed by parents of nearly 4,000 NEET (undergraduate) candidates, has sought to alternatively postpone the examination until the Covid-19 pandemic normalises

Pharma players to meet DoP to discuss suggestions around implementing ethical marketing practices code

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Sharma for a period of three years or till the age of 70 years, it said

The country has one government doctor for 11,000 people. The WHO recommends one doctor for 1,000 people. The situation is worse in rural India where a government doctor serves over 30,000 people

Medical Council of India was dissolved on September 26 by a Presidential ordinance

Like the present MCI, the proposed National Medical Commission will be a poor enforcer of the medical standards in the health profession if its composition is dominated by doctors

The MCI will be replaced, and a National Medical Commission bill has been brought, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Justice Lodha committee was set up to oversee the functioning of the Medical Council of India for at least a year