Reasons for the introduction of the National Medical Commission Act are i Poor doctor population rat...........

Economic and Social Issues Liberalization, Privatization and Globalisation

Recently, President gave assent to National Medical Commission (NMC) Act 2019. The National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 was recently passed by the Lok Sabha. It incorporates changes recommended to the previous, similar bill that was introduced in 2017. The National Medical Commission Bill seeks to improve the medical education system in the country by ensuring availability of adequate and high-quality medical professionals, periodic assessment of medical institutions, adoption of the latest medical research by medical professionals and an effective grievance redressal mechanism. The NMC will frame policies for regulating medical institutions and medical professionals, assessing the requirements of healthcare-related human resources and infrastructure, and ensuring compliance by the State Medical Councils of the regulations made under the Bill. Besides this, the NMC will frame guidelines for determination of fees for up to 50 per cent of the seats in private medical institutions and deemed universities which are regulated under the Bill.

Reasons for the introduction of the National Medical Commission Act are:

i Poor doctor-population ratio

ii Poor distribution of doctors

iii Poor rural conditions

iv poor facilities for underprivileged students

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i. and ii only

ii and iv only

i. ii and iii only

ii, iii and iv only

all of the above

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Explanation:

Reasons for the introduction of the Act

•Poor doctor-population ratio: India has a doctor-population ratio of 1:1456 as compared with the WHO standards of 1:1000.

•Poor distribution of doctors: In addition, there is a huge skew in the distribution of doctors working in the Urban and Rural areas with the urban to rural doctor density ratio being 3.8:1.

•Poor condition in rural areas: Consequently, most of rural and poor population is denied good quality care leaving them in the clutches of quacks. It is worth noting that at present 57.3% of personnel currently practicing allopathic medicine does not have a medical qualification.