Union Health Minister selects part-time members of National Medical Commission (NMC), Autonomous Boards, and Search Committee
New Delhi:
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare took part in the appointment process of part-time members of National Medical Commission (NMC), Autonomous Boards, and Search Committee through draw of lots. The procedure of appointments is laid down in National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019.
As per the NMC act 2019, these appointments are being done for two years. Members from various states/UTs have been selected in following categories:
Ten Part-time Members of NMC are selected from the nominee of State / UT Government in Medical Advisory Council (earlier appointed in 2020): Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry, Uttarakhand, Ladakh, Sikkim, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala.
Nine Part-time Members of NMC are selected from the nominee of State Medical Council in Medical Advisory Council (earlier appointed in 2020): Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Goa, Gujarat, Delhi, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
Fourth Member of each Autonomous Board (part-time Member) from the nominee of State Medical Council in Medical Advisory Council (earlier appointed in 2020) have been selected.
(a) For Under-Graduate Medical Education Board: Maharashtra
(b) For Post-Graduate Medical Education Board: Tamil Nadu
(c) Medical Assessment and Rating Board: Uttar Pradesh
(d) Ethics and Medical Registration Board: Bihar
One expert from Odisha was nominated for the Search Committee.
List of the names of experts can be found in the Annexure below. For maintaining transparency in draw of lots, media personnel was also present to record the event.
Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary, Dr. Manohar Agnani, Additional Secretary, Dr. Sachin Mittal, Joint Secretary along with officials from Health Ministry were present during the event.
Selected Members from States/ UTs
S No |
Name of State/ UT |
Name of the Member |
1 |
Assam |
Smt. Krishna Gohain, IAS (Retd.), Vice Chancellor, Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences |
2 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Prof. Saket Kushwaha Vice Chancellor Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences |
3 |
Puducherry |
Prof. Dr. Gurmeet Singh, Vice Chancellore, Puducherry University |
4 |
Uttarakhand |
Prof. Hem Chandra , Vice Chancellor Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Health University, Dehradun |
5 |
Ladakh |
Prof. S. K. Mehta, Vice Chancellor, University of Ladakh |
6 |
Sikkim |
Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Rajan Singh Grewal, Vice Chancellor, Sikkim Manipal University |
7 |
Telangana |
Dr. Karunakar Reddy, Vice Chancellor, Kaloji Naryana Rao University of Health Sciences |
8 |
Chattisgarh |
Dr Ashok Chandraker, Vice Chancellor, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Memorial Health Science and Ayush University of Chhattisgarh |
9 |
Karnataka |
Dr. M. K. Ramesh, Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences |
10 |
Kerala |
Dr. Mohanan Kunnummal, Vice Chancellor, Kerala University of Health and Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala |
Selected Members from Various State Medical Councils
S No |
Name of State Medical Council |
Name of the Member |
1 |
Gujarat |
Dr. Mahesh Babulal Patel |
2 |
Rajasthan |
Dr. Deepak Sharma |
3 |
Punjab |
Dr. Vijay Kumar |
4 |
Delhi |
Dr. Rajiv Sood |
5 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Dr. Vinod Kashyap |
6 |
Odisha |
Prof. Datteswar Hota |
7 |
Goa |
Dr. Padmanabh Vaman Rataboli |
8 |
Haryana |
Dr. R. K. Aneja |
9 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Dr. Buchipudi Sambasiva Reddy |
Selected Members (Part Time) for Autonomous Boards of NMC
S No |
Name of State Medical Council |
Name of the Part-time Member |
Under-Graduate Medical Education Board |
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1 |
Maharashtra |
Dr. Pallavi P. Saple |
Post-Graduate Medical Education Board |
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1 |
Tamil Nadu |
Dr. K. Senthil |
Medical Assessment & Rating Board |
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1 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Dr. Urmila Singh |
Ethics & Medical Registration Board |
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1 |
Bihar |
Dr. Sahajanand Prasad Singh |
Selected Expert for Search Committee
S No |
Name of State/ UT |
Name of the Member |
1 |
Odisha |
Prof. Datteswar Hota |