National Council for Human Resource in Health in India

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The National Council for Human Resource in Health in India (NCHRH) was a proposed medical regulatory body in India. A bill to create the NCHRH was tabled in the Parliament of India in the monsoon session of August 2010, but was eventually withdrawn.[1]

Planned functions[edit]

The agency was planned to increase overall transparency, eliminating the present, allegedly corrupt admission formalities in the field of medical education. There was planned to be a common MBBS entrance test (single PMT) National Eligibility and Entrance Test -UG replacing the over 17 All India Pre Medical Test (PMTs) conducted all over the country for over 35,000 undergraduate seats. But Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court challenging this decision of single common test for all India.[2] The second major change would have been the National Exit Examination National Eligibility and Entrance Test PG for students graduating from Indian medical colleges.[3][4][5]

The draft proposed a National Committee for Accreditation and a National Medical Education and Training Board that would register and accredit medical colleges and prepare curricula for all streams of education in the health sector. The powers of the existing councils, including the Medical Council of India, would have been substantially reduced and they would deal only with licensing, continuing education and ethics. These bodies, though under the general supervision of the NCHRH, would be entirely independent in their structure and functioning, and consist of senior professional, selected or nominated through a rigorous process. The NCHRH would be a 15-member body.[citation needed]

Discussion and withdrawal[edit]

The original NCHRH Bill was re-drafted after several States raised objections on the ground that the body was highly centralized and would usurp the powers of the States. The re-constituted task force on NCHRH held several rounds of consultations in New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai before coming up with the revised version.[6][7]

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare approved the revised draft for the proposed NCHRH Bill which would have been an overarching body for the health sector.[8][9][10] As of November 2019, the NCHRH bill had been withdrawn.[1]

Subsequent legislation[edit]

Legislation to create a National Medical Commission with similar powers was passed in 2019.[11] In 2019, the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill 2019 was passed into law, allowing the Indian government to regulate the Medical Council of India for two years.[11][12]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill, 2011". PRSIndia. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Decision on medical CET put on hold". The Hindu. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Becoming a practising doctor may soon become tougher - India". Daily News and Analysis. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Common MBBS entrance test from next year". Indian Express. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Exit exam planned for appointment in academic institutions". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Revised NCHRH draft gets Health Ministry approval". The Hindu. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Bill on medical education regulator likely in monsoon session". India Edu News Net. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  8. ↑ Sinha, Kounteya (16 November 2009). "Goodbye MCI? Bill on health edu watchdog ready". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  9. ↑ "Health Ministry may keep medical education to itself". Indian Express. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "MCI amendment Bill tabled in Lok Sabha". The Hindu. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Mohanty, Prasanna (6 July 2019). "Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill 2019: Continuation of ad hoc approach to regulatory functions". India Today. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019". PRSIndia. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

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