15-07-2025
- Health
- United News of India
Part-time members of NMC, autonomous boards selected through draw of lots
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) The part-time members of National Medical Commission (NMC), its autonomous boards, and search committee were selected through draw of lots on Wednesday. The procedure of appointments is laid down in National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019, said an official statement here.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda also took part in the appointment process of the part time members of NMC and other committees. As per the NMC Act 2019, these appointments are for two years.
Ten part-time members of the NMC were selected from the nominees of State and Union Territory Governments in the Medical Advisory Council (appointed earlier in 2022), as per the statement. These include representatives from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Chandigarh, and Madhya Pradesh.
In addition, nine part-time members were selected from the nominees of State Medical Councils, also serving on the Medical Advisory Council. The selected States and UTs are West Bengal, Karnataka, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Manipur, and Uttarakhand.
Furthermore, the fourth part-time member of each Autonomous Board of the NMC was also selected through the same process, from among the nominees of State Medical Councils in the Medical Advisory Council, said the statement.
The selection through draw of lots is a statutory requirement under the NMC Act, aimed at ensuring transparency, fairness, and balanced representation across States and Union Territories in India's apex medical regulatory body, it said.
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