New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the National Medical Commission(NMC) Bill, 2019, which was passed by both Houses of Parliament, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday.
"It will be notified in the Gazette soon. After that, rules will be framed and the NMC will be constituted subsequently. All these will be done within six months," Vardhan said.
"It is a huge and visionary reform in the medical education sector by the NDA government under the leadership of our visionary Prime Minister Narendra Modi-ji, and will prove to be a milestone in the years to come," he added.
The minister said that it is progressive legislation which will reduce the burden on students, ensure probity in medical education, bring down costs of medical education, simplify procedures, ensure quality education, and provide wider access to people to quality healthcare.
"It is a game-changing reform of transformational nature. There have been protests by medical students and residents doctors and (I) have cleared their doubts and addressed all their queries. I am sure that under the NMC, medical education in the country will attain its zenith in the years to come," he said.
The NMC will be an overarching body, which will frame policies and coordinate activities of four autonomous boards.