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United News of India
6 days ago
- 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. UNI AJ GNK
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Four ‘fake doctors' held in crackdown across Assam
1 2 3 Guwahati: A total of four "fake doctors" playing with the lives of common people were apprehended in Assam in the last 72 hours in a crackdown against unauthorised medical practitioners, officials said on Thursday. One "fake doctor" is currently absconding, and a manhunt is on to arrest him. While two arrests were made in Nagaon on Tuesday, two more were arrested in Jorhat on Wednesday after an anti-quackery and vigilance officer of the Assam govt, Dr Abhijit Neog, lodged FIRs against them. All of them are residents of Assam. They were arrested for criminal breach of trust, endangering public safety, and cheating under BNS, and various sections under the NMC Act 2019. All four have been sent to judicial custody after being produced in local courts. Since the establishment of the anti-quackery and vigilance cell in Jan 2025, 10 fake doctors have been apprehended thus far in the state. Of the 13 FIRs lodged by the unit, ten suspects were arrested, one is absconding, and two cases are under investigation. The identification of such practitioners in Assam began approximately a decade ago, though their presence existed earlier. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 혈관 뻥~ 뚫는 ''이것'' 끈적한,, 콜레스테롤도 배출! "혈관 관리" 하나로도 충분하네요~ 피로개선 끝판왕 더 알아보기 Undo Including Dr Neog's personal efforts over the years, approximately 47 fake doctors were identified and arrested. "The targets of fake doctors are from lower and middle-income groups in both rural and urban areas. Tea garden workers are more susceptible to fake doctors. Around 15 such doctors were arrested from tea gardens in the last few years," Dr Neog told TOI. These individuals successfully manipulate semi-literate people, who lack awareness about proper medical qualifications. The anti-quackery and vigilance unit received information about individuals posing as doctors with unrecognised qualifications in Nagaon, Hojai, and Jorhat districts. "First, we conducted our own investigations and scrutinised the available documents and qualifications of these individuals. We realised that most of them did not have any requisite qualifications. Some produced fake MBBS graduation certificates, while others had degrees in unrecognised streams like alternative medicines," Dr Neog said. After gathering evidence, FIRs were filed with local police stations. While one suspect from Doboka, Hojai district remains at large, the others were arrested. Bimal Sutradhar from Juria and Pankaj Das from Seconee tea estate in Nagaon were arrested on Tuesday. AK Gogoi and Amarjyoti Nath were apprehended from Jorhat on Wednesday. Gogoi claimed to be a medicine specialist and ICU expert, while Nath said he specialised in Indian medicine but practised allopathic medicine. Nath's qualifications are not recognised by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine. "Sutradhar claimed to be an expert in treating infants, but was a fake Ayurvedic practitioner without any medical degree or registration. On the other hand, Das lacked any recognised qualification," Dr Neog said. Abdul Wahid, who is currently absconding, was under investigation by health services. Wahid claimed that he was an MBBS graduate from Chhattisgarh, but his claim proved to be false. "He claimed to be a neurologist with a diploma in ' Clinical Neurology' from a university in Rajasthan, which does not have medical colleges or medical education programmes," Neog added. Wahid operated "ATS Health Polyclinic" in Doboka for over two years before authorities sealed it on July 4. He and his spouse are currently absconding.
Time of India
20-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
NMC continues to reject patient appeals against state councils
Representative Image With the draft amendment bill of the NMC Act, which includes a provision allowing patients to appeal before the ethics board of the commission, in limbo since December 2022, the commission is repeatedly rejecting appeals filed by patients. In the latest rejection of a patient's appeal on June 11, the section officer of the Ethics Section of NMC states that 'To accept the appeal of non-medicos against SMC require the revision of the relevant provision of NMC Act 2019 i.e. passed by Parliament and any amend (sic) in the Act shall only be done by the act of Parliament.' The Ethics Board meanwhile is totally vacant as the health ministry is yet to complete the process of appointing members after the tenure of all its members came to an end. Hence, all communication is from the EMRB secretariat. A patient's right to appeal was not a part of the Indian Medical Council Act 1956, which was replaced by NMC 2019. However, based on a 2002 Supreme Court order which upheld the patient's right to appeal, a clause was added to the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002. Clause 8.8 which was added stated: 'Any person aggrieved by the decision of the State Medical Council on any complaint against a delinquent physician, shall have the right to file an appeal to the MCI within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of the order passed by the said Medical Council'. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy Brass Laxmi Ji Idol For Wealth, Peace & Happiness Luxeartisanship Shop Now Undo Thus, patients had won the right to appeal without amending the IMC Act 1956 but by introducing a clause in the ethics regulations. 'Section 30(3) of the NMC Act talks of a medical practitioner's right to appeal against an SMC's decision. It does not expressly prohibit or deny patients' right to appeal. Similarly, the IMC Act also did not expressly prohibit patients' appeals. Hence, the right was granted through addition of a clause in the ethics regulation and not through amendment of the IMC Act. The 2002 regulation has been in force right from the inception of the NMC,' argued Dr KV Babu an ophthalmologist and RTI activist. The NMC Act states that 'the rules and regulations made under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, shall continue to be in force and operate till new standards or requirements are specified under this Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder'. The ethics code was not replaced by the NMC, except briefly in August 2023. On August 2, 2023, the NMC brought in the National Medical Commission Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023 to replace the ethics regulation of 2002. However, in the face of huge protests from doctors and the pharmaceutical and medical device industry against the new regulations, which stipulated generic prescription, the NMC announced on August 23, 2023, that the new regulations were being held in abeyance with immediate effect. Along with this, EMRB notified that Indian Medical Council (Professional conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 was being adopted and made effective 'as if the same have been made by the commission by virtue of the powers vested under the NMC Act 2019'. In the NMC meeting held on December 12, 2023 it was decided that 'all appeals received by the EMRB will be entertained'. The minutes of the meeting added: 'Further, as regards action not being taken by State Medical Councils on complaints filed by non-medicos even after issuance of reminders by the boards. It was decided to send a communication by EMRB to State Medical Councils to complete the process in a time bound manner. In case of failure by the concerned SMC to act upon, EMRB may take over the complaint matter from the SMC and dispose of the same. This is noted by EMRB, and board will proceed further accordingly.' 'It was illegal for the Ethics Board to reject appeals of patients as they had the right from the very inception of the NMC. But to continue to reject appeals after the gazette notification on ethics regulation 2002 in August 2023 and the NMC decision in December 2024 is wilful denial of patient rights and it is for the health ministry to intervene and put a stop to this,' said Dr Babu. In response to Dr Babu's query to the health ministry on the status of the NMC Act amendment Bill, the ministry responded on April 30 this year that the matter was 'under consideration with the ministry'.
