
Indian Medical Council Amendment Bill cleared
Why in news?
- The Cabinet has approved the Indian Medical Council (Amendment Bill), 2019 and the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment Bill), 2019 – both of which had lapsed in the 16th Lok Sabha session.
More in news
- Indian Medical Council (Amendment Bill), 2019:(1) The Medical Council Bill is aimed at bringing in transparency and quality in the governance of medical education.
- Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment Bill), 2019:(1) It seeks to extend the period for reconstitution of the Central Council from existing period of one year to two years so that the tenure of the Board of Governors may be extended for a further period of one year with effect from May 17, 2019.
Source
The hindu