Earlier, private medical colleges had the autonomy to decide the fees of each seat. This drew a lot of flak and the National Medical Council was heavily criticized. The National Medical Commission was then set up to deal with disparity in fees of private and government medical colleges.
M K Stalin said the draft regulations have been formulated without a proper understanding of the current predominant role of state governments in this domain.
Patients at several government hospitals in Delhi continued to face hardships as resident doctors went on with their strike and withdrew all services in protest against the National Medical Commission Bill, even as Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan appealed to them to resume work.
Healthcare services across the nation are likely to be hit today as resident doctors have threatened to go on a day's strike against National Medical Commission Bill. A number of hospital authorities have issued a contingency plan for the smooth functioning of healthcare services. ICUs will also be managed with the help of sponsored residents/pool officers and faculty members.
The National Medical Commission Bill, which seeks to replace the Medical Council of India and usher in major changes in the country's medical education sector, will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 22, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.
The provision was strongly opposed by health organisations, including the Indian Medical Association, which said allowing AYUSH doctors practise modern medicine would promote "quackery".
The doctors claimed that the proposed legislation would “cripple” the functioning of medical professionals by making them completely answerable to the bureaucracy and non-medical administrators.
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