Doctors question the need to register again for National Medical Register
Medical practitioners are challenging the National Medical Commission's requirement to pay fees and re-register for the new National Medical Register. Doctors argue that the NMC Act already mandates the synchronization of existing state registers, making individual re-registration redundant and burdensome.
Why it matters
This dispute highlights tensions between regulatory bodies and medical professionals regarding administrative efficiency and the interpretation of the NMC Act.
The National Medical Commission’s plan to create a National Medical Register (NMR), is running into rough weather again as doctors are questioning why medical practitioners are being made to pay a fee and register again for entry into the NMR when their database is already available with respective State Medical Councils.
The question assumes significance as the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) is moving to amend the Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practice Medicine Regulations, 2026.
The NMR is envisaged as a single, reliable national database that would make it easier to verify doctors’ qualifications and registration status and facilitate their practice across State boundaries. The system envisages a unique NMR identification number linked to every doctor’s State registration number.
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