The National Medical Commission (NMC), the regulatory body for medical education and medical professionals, is all set to launch its “one nation, one registration platform’‘ for doctors across the country to eliminate duplication, red tape and allow the public to access information on any physician working in India. 

• The data of nearly 14 lakh doctors presently registered in the system will be transferred to the NMR.
• The commission has also laid down the process of registration of additional qualifications, renewal of licence to practice medicine, transfer of licence to practice, removal and restoration of registration, transitory provisions, denial of licence to practice, among others.
• The notification on denial of licence to practice states that if the application of a candidate for grant of licence to practice /for renewal is rejected by the State Medical Council on any ground, the applicant may file an appeal to the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) against the decision of the State Medical Council within 30 days of receipt of such decision. 
• Meanwhile, the commission has signed an MoU with the Quality Council of India (QCI) for rating medical institutions in India. Both government and private medical colleges will be rated based on the quality of medical education they provide, from the 2024-25 academic session.