IMC (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2018

Jan. 1, 2019

The Lok Sabha passed the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2018.

Salient features of Bill:

The Bill seeks to replace an ordinance issued in September 2018.
The Bill superseded the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the powers of the council had been vested in a Board of Governors (BoG).
The BoG will have all eminent personalities and include directors of AIIMS and PGI, Chandigarh. This board will continue to perform till a council is constituted.
A separate Bill to replace the MCI with the National Medical Commission is pending in Parliament.

Source : The Hindu

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