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Know Your Medical Lawmakers: 25 Members Of National Medical Commission Finalized, Details

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• 18 February, 2025
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New Delhi: 25 Members of the incoming National Medical Commission (NMC) a body that is going to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) were finalised today by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare using a draw of lots

had earlier reported about the formation of the NMC Medical Advisory Council, that consisted of various ex-officio members, vice chancellors of various state health universities as well as nominated members from the various state medical councils


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Now following the same, a draw of lots took place earlier today for selecting the members of NMC which include ten Vice-Chancellors (VCs) from different states, nine members from the State Medical Councils (SMCs) and four part-time members from the autonomous boards.

The exercise took place in the presence of Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Chowbey, in which 10 VCs were chosen from Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Gujarat, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Dagar and Nagar Haveli, Punjab, and Haryana.

Similarly, nine representatives from various SMCs have been selected from Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Kerala, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Manipur.

In the third segment of the draw of lots, four members from the autonomous boards - Undergraduate (UG), Post Graduate (PG), Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) and Ethics and Registration Board - were chosen. These members got selected from Tripura, Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, and Madhya Pradesh, who will serve as part-time members.

Out of nine selected members from SMCs, one member has to be a part of the Search Committee, which will be headed by the Cabinet Secretary. In the process of the draw of lots, selected members from Uttarakhand SMC was picked up for a member of the Search Committee.

Details of Members of the National Medical commission (NMC)

The following 10 members have been selected from amongst the nominees of the States / UTs in the Medical Advisory Council as members of the National Medical Commission under section 4(4)(b) of the NMC Act, 2019 for a period of two years:


























































S.No. Name of State/UT Details of the nominated member




Tamil Nadu Dr. Sudha Seshayyan, Vice Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.




West Bengal Prof. Rajendra Pandey, Vice Chancellor, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal.




Gujarat Dr. Himanshu A. Pandya, Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.




Delhi Prof (Dr.) Mahesh Verma, Vice Chancellor, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.




Himachal Pradesh Dr. Surender Kashyap, Vice Chancellor, Atal Medical and Research University, Himachal Pradesh.




Andhra Pradesh Dr. C.V. Rao, Vice Chancellor, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.




Rajasthan Dr. Rajababu Panwar, Vice Chancellor, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan.




Dadra and Nagar Haveli Dr. V. K Das, Director, Medical Education.




Punjab Dr. Raj Bahadur, Vice Chancellor, Baba Farid University of Health Science, Faridkot, Punjab.




Haryana Dr. O.P. Kalra, Vice Chancellor, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak.

The following 9 members have been selected from amongst the nominees of the SMCs in the Medical Advisory Council as members of the National Medical Commission under section 4(4)(c) of the NMC Act, 2019 for a period of two years:





















































S.No. Name of the State Medical Council Name of nominated member




Uttar Pradesh Medical Council Dr. Urmila Singh




Sikkim Medical Council Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Prasad




Kerala Medical Council Dr. Rani Bhaskaran




Karnataka Medical Council Dr. H. Veerbhadrappa




Uttarakhand Medical Council Dr. Ajay Kumar Khanna




Arunachal Pradesh Medical Council Dr. Koj Jarbo




Bihar Medical Council Dr. Sahajanand Prasad Singh




Maharashtra Medical Council Dr. Shiv Kumar Shankar Utture




Manipur Medical Council Prof. Dr. Thongam Bhimo Singh

The following members have been selected from amongst the nominees of the SMCs in the Medical Advisory Council as members of the Autonomous Boards under section 17(5) of the NMC Act, 2019 for a period of two years:

Under Graduate Medical Education Board:











Name of the State Medical Council Name of nominated member
Tripura Medical Council Dr. J K Dev Varma

Post Graduate Medical Education Board:











Name of the State Medical Council Name of nominated member
Jammu & Kashmir Medical Council Dr. Vijay Gupta

Medical Assessment and Rating Board:











Name of the State Medical Council Name of nominated member
Nagaland Medical Council Dr. Sedevi Angami

Ethics and Medical Registration Board:











Name of the State Medical Council Name of nominated member
Madhya Pradesh Medical Council Dr. Nishant Warwade

The following member has been selected for Search Committee under section 5(1)(c) from amongst the 9 part – time members of the National Medical Commission selected from the nominees of the SMCs in Medical Advisory Council:











Name of the State Medical Council Name of nominated member
Uttrakhand Medical Council Dr. Ajay Kumar Khanna

Other NMC members include one senior officer of Additional Secretary rank, one Director from any AIIMS and any two directors would be selected from the PGIMER, Chandigarh, JIPMER, Puducherry, Tata Memorial Hospital, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong and All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health (AIIHPH), Kolkata.

"The other eight members include Chairperson, President of four autonomous medical boards and three non-medical experts. These members will also be elected soon," said the officer.

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Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare presided over the proceedings of draw of lots for selection of part-time members of NMC, here today, in the presence of Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of Health and Family Welfare. This was conducted in the presence of senior officers from the Ministry and mediapersons.