Following the scrapping of Medical Council of India, replacing it with the National Medical Commission, GoI is planning to revamp homeopathy and ayurveda regulators for better quality of doctors.
A panel headed by Niti Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya has finalised two draft bills which propose to replace the two regulators governing education in Indian systems of medicine (including Ayurveda) and homoeopathy and other reform measures such as national entrance and exit tests to ensure quality of doctors and expand the reach of these streams.
The draft legislations suggested replacing the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) and the Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH), statutory bodies under the health ministry, with the National Commission for Indian Systems of Medicine (NCISM) and the National Commission for Homeopathy (NCH).
The panel also recommended that "for profit" entities - or companies - be allowed to set up colleges to meet the need for more AYUSH providers in healthcare.
Worried that a fee cap might be a deterrent for entry of private players in a sector where capacity expansion can brook no delay, the panel was against giving regulators the power of fee regulation.
It said a merit-based admission system with reservation for deprived sections would address concerns about high cost of medical education for meritorious but poor and disadvantaged students.
Number of colleges for Indian systems of medicine and Homeopathy has increased phenomenally to 404.
The existing regulators failed to check mushrooming of substandard institutions causing erosion in quality of education.
The plan is to bring about stringent quality control and better quality of medical practitioners.
MCI: Know More- The Medical Council of India (MCI) is a statutory body.
- It bears the responsibility of establishing and maintaining high standards of medical education and recognition of medical qualifications in India.
- It registers doctors to practice in India.
- This is to protect and promote the health and safety of the public by ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine.
