National Medical Commission Bill opposed by IMA

   The Indian Medical Association (IMA) was opposing the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, proposed by the Centre, as it was against the very interests of the medical profession and would cause injustice to the public, IMA national president Ravi Wankhedkar said.

Mr. Ravi Wankhedkar, who is on a one-month Bharat Yatra, which started on February 25, said the proposed Bill would affect about six lakh doctors and 400 medical colleges in the country. The Centre was planning to scrap the Medical Council of India (MCI) and bring in NMC, much to the detriment of the medical profession, he said.

Besides, the NMC Bill would pave the way for corruption and bring down the standards. Introduction of the Bill is nothing but a direct attack on the Constitution, he said.