The National Medical Commission (NMC) has been constituted by an act of Parliament known as National Medical Commission Act, 2019 which came into force on 25.9.2020 by gazette notification dated 24.9.2020. The Board of Governors in supersession of Medical Council of India constituted under section 3A of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 stands dissolved thereafter
The aim of the National Medical Commission is:
(1) improve access to quality and affordable medical education
(2) ensure availability of adequate and high quality medical professionals in all parts of the country
(3) promote equitable and universal healthcare that encourages community health perspective and makes services of medical professionals accessible to all the citizens
(4) encourages medical professionals to adopt latest medical research in their work and to contribute to research
(5) objectively assess medical institutions periodically in a transparent manner
(6) enforce high ethical standards in all aspects of medical services
(7) Have an effective grievance redressal mechanism.
(8) Lay down policies for maintaining a high quality and high standards in medical education and make necessary regulations on this behalf
Check out the list of NMC approved colleges in India at: