Sceptical doctors oppose NMC bill
Preetu Nair| TNN | Dec 18, 2017, 12:26 IST
Times of India
KOCHI: The new National Medical Commission (NMC) that abolishes Medical Council of India (MCI) will allow even Ayush (department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) graduates to get registration in modern medicine. This was stated in the internal note forwarded by Indian Medical Association (IMA) national president Dr KK Aggarwal to members across the country a few days after the Union cabinet approved the NMC Bill.
Section 15.II (b) of the MCI Act ensured that that the basic qualification to practise modern medicine is MBBS. But this clause has been removed in the new bill. Also a new
'Schedule-IV' has been added that authorises government or NMC to allow any graduate (read Ayush) they deem fit to practise modern medicine.
In other words, once this bill becomes an Act, even an ayurveda or unani practitioner can practise modern medicine. "We fear that this will lead to dilution of medical profession and encourage quacks. Rather than going ahead, we are actually going back and leaving loopholes that can be misused," said chairman of IMA national action committee Dr RV Ashokan.
The nod for the bill came after several complaints were filed against MCI and its top officials for using its sweeping powers to derecognise medical colleges and manipulating admissions to mint money. In 2005, Union health minister DrAnbumani Ramadoss tried unsuccessfully to bring in a legislation to dissolve MCI and set up another council under the control of the health ministry. The parliamentary standing committee rejected it.
Section 15.II (b) of the MCI Act ensured that that the basic qualification to practise modern medicine is MBBS. But this clause has been removed in the new bill. Also a new
'Schedule-IV' has been added that authorises government or NMC to allow any graduate (read Ayush) they deem fit to practise modern medicine.
In other words, once this bill becomes an Act, even an ayurveda or unani practitioner can practise modern medicine. "We fear that this will lead to dilution of medical profession and encourage quacks. Rather than going ahead, we are actually going back and leaving loopholes that can be misused," said chairman of IMA national action committee Dr RV Ashokan.
The nod for the bill came after several complaints were filed against MCI and its top officials for using its sweeping powers to derecognise medical colleges and manipulating admissions to mint money. In 2005, Union health minister DrAnbumani Ramadoss tried unsuccessfully to bring in a legislation to dissolve MCI and set up another council under the control of the health ministry. The parliamentary standing committee rejected it.
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