By Prema Sridevi

NMC, the National Medical Commission is a statutory body in India tasked with regulating medical education, medical professionals, institutes, and research. This commission replaced the Medical Council of India (MCI) in September 2020. The MCI, plagued by corruption and a host of other issues, had long been criticised for its inefficiencies and lack of transparency. The establishment of the NMC was seen as a necessary step to rectify these deep-rooted problems and usher in a new era of improved oversight and governance in India's medical field.

Sadly, the NMC could not erase the taint left by the MCI. In fact, the National Medical Commission has institutionalised the very wrong practices that the MCI used to conduct behind closed doors, but now it does so openly. Instead of acting in the best interests of the citizens, as mandated in its own mission statement, the Commission appears to be serving the interests of doctors and hospitals.

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