Dr. B.N. Gangadhar: New Chairperson of NMC

04 Jul 2024

On July 3rd, 2024, the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Dr. B N. Gangadhar as the Chairperson of National Medical Commission (NMC).

Key Points

He is a former director of NIMHANS, was also the president of the autonomous Medical Assessment and Rating Board.
The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet also appointed Dr Sanjay Behari, director of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram as President of Medical Assessment and Rating Board.
The appointments are for a period of 4 years, until the appointee attains the age of 70 years, or until further orders, whichever is earliest.

National Medical Commission

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has been constituted by an act of Parliament known as National Medical Commission Act, 2019 which came into force on 25^th September 2020.

The Board of Governors in supersession of Medical Council of India constituted under section 3A of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 stands dissolved thereafter.

Mission and Vision

Improve access to quality and affordable medical education,
Ensure availability of adequate and high quality medical professionals in all parts of the country;
Promote equitable and universal healthcare that encourages community health perspective and makes services of medical professionals accessible to all the citizens;
Encourages medical professionals to adopt latest medical research in their work and to contribute to research;
Objectively assess medical institutionsperiodically in a transparent manner;
Maintain a medical register for India;
Enforce high ethical standards in all aspects of medical services;
Have an effective grievance redressal mechanism.