The Union Cabinet has approved the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which provides for supersession of Medical Council of India for two years with effect from September 26, 2018. This means that the Board of Governors will exercise the powers and functions of MCI and it’s strength will be increased from seven to 12.

The Cabinet also approved introduction of a Bill to amend the Dentists Act, 1948 with regard to restructuring dental councils. The amendment says that the representation of Central government members and elected members would no longer be made mandatory in dental councils and this process will reduce redundancy.

The Union Cabinet also approved the draft Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

The Bill seeks to extend the period for reconstitution of the Central Council from 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.

This will help the Central Council of Homoeopathy in exercising the powers and performing the functions of the Council. The Bill will replace the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 and extend the tenure of Government for another one year.

The affairs of the Central Homoeopathy Council have been entrusted to a Board of Governors consisting of eminent and qualified Homoeopathy Doctors and eminent administrators. Till such time the council is reconstituted. The tenure has been extended since the council could not be reconstituted within one year due to the non-updation of state registers of Homoeopathy and coincidence of general elections.

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