The Indian Medical Association (IMC) today threatened to launch a stir if the "crassly pro-rich" National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill is passed by Parliament.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, which will be tabled in the ongoing Monsoon Session, seeks to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI).
In March, the Union Health Ministry approved amendments to the NMC Bill including removing the contentious provision of "bridge course", which would have allowed practitioners of alternative medicines to pursue allopathy after stiff resistance from the IMA and the opposition.
In a statement issued today, the IMA, however, said the Bill in its current form remains "anti-poor, anti-people and anti-federal law" which, if passed, "will have unforeseen consequences on not only the health sector but also on the federal structure of the country."