Will the latest attempt to reform Medical Council be any more successful

Like the present MCI, the proposed National Medical Commission will be a poor enforcer of the medical standards in the health profession if its composition is dominated by doctors

Parliament recently referred the National Medical Commission Bill, 2017 (NMC Bill) to a standing committee. This is the 13th legislative attempt (Bills and amendments) to reform the Medical Council of India (MCI). The history of failures of MCI is well recorded. It has required interventions by the legislature and the judiciary. The NMC Bill is the latest attempt at reforming the MCI.

Like the present MCI, the proposed NMC will be dominated by doctors. Consequently, it will remain reluctant to discipline doctors for malpractice