The National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, which is set to replace the
existing Medical Council Act, 1956, has been cleared by the NDA Govt Cabinet
The new Bill looks at moving to a less regulated
environment in medical education, in favour of “outcome based
monitoring”. Several conditions, such as increasing the intake of
students, will be relaxed once the Bill is cleared.
At
present, the Medical Council of India (MCI) gives permission for the
establishment and recognition of medical colleges, renews their licenses
and approves increases in intake of students. Once the new Bill is
implemented, colleges do not need to renew licences, and can increase
student intake on their own.
They can also start
post-graduate courses on their own, without seeking permission from the
National Medical Commission (NMC), which will replace the MCI.
Opening
up the medical education sector will lead to significant addition in
the number of UG and PG seats and substantial new investment in this
infrastructure sector
Under
the new Bill, if a college does not fulfil any requirements, it will
not face strict penalties such as not having its licence renewed or not
being allowed to admit new students. Rather, it would face a fine of up
to 10 times the annual tuition fee.
One
of the critical changes that the new law is expected to bring about is
determination of fees. While the MCI did not have any power to prescribe
fees, the NMC can frame guidelines for determining the fee for up to 40
per cent of the seats in private medical colleges.
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