Sanjeet Bagcchi Kolkata

India’s government has discontinued the Medical Council of India—the top regulatory body for medical education in the country—with immediate effect.

The government issued an ordinance on 26 September 2018 to supersede the council and divest its functions to an appointed seven member board of governors.

This board will perform the council’s functions for one year until a new regulatory body—the National Medical Commission—is formed in accordance with the provisions of the National Medical Commission Bill 2017, which is pending clearance in the Indian parliament.

The decision was taken after an oversight committee, formed by the government …