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National Medical bill dilutes states' role in health: TN govt

The bill, the note asserted, centralises structures of the proposed commission which is totally unacceptable.

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has opposed the draft National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, in the present form, as it has not addressed the main concerns and argued that it would be counter-productive and against the interests of both the Centre and States. The bill has diluted the role of States in health, which is a state subject.

“Tamil Nadu does not agree that the Medical Council of India needs urgent reforms, especially with regard to how the members are elected and that the government should have a greater say in its functioning… the state feels that the present bill has not addressed the main concerns at all and in the present form would be counter-productive and against the interest of both the Centre and States,” a policy note on health and family welfare department tabled in the Assembly on Thursday by Health Minister Dr. C. Vijayabaskar, stated.

The bill, the note asserted, centralises structures of the proposed commission which is totally unacceptable.

“In spite of health being a state subject as per our constitution the bill has totally diluted the role of states in the name of reforms without addressing the objections and concerns of the states in addressing the challenges in the medical education sector and the broader health sector,” it added.

The draft bill in its present form greatly abrogates the powers of the states on the subject, education including technical, medical education and universities which is in the list III (concurrent list) in the seventh schedule of the constitution,” the note said.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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