Union Health Ministry Constitutes National Medical Commission MAC, check out the members
By Meghna A Singhania Published On 12 Oct 2019 6:59 AM GMT | Updated On 12 Oct 2019 6:59 AM GMT
New Delhi: Through a recent gazette notification, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced the constitution of the Medical Advisory Council (MAC) of the National Medical Commission (NMC).
Under the NMC, the Medical Advisory Council will be the primary platform through which the States and Union territories may put forth their views and concerns before the Commission and help in shaping the overall agenda, policy and action relating to medical education and training. The Council shall advise the Commission on measures to determine and maintain and to co-ordinate maintenance of, the minimum standards in all matters relating to medical education, training and research. The Council shall advise the Commission on measures to enhance equitable access to medical education.
As per the basic constitution of the MAC, apart from ex-officio members including the Chairman and Members of the commission, it will contain one member who is the vice-chancellor of every health university of every state, one member from each state and UT who is nominated by the state medical council to represent that state. Besides it also contains Chairman, University Grants Commission; Director, National Assessment and Accreditation Council and 4 members representatives holding the post of Director in the Indian Institutes of Technology,
Indian Institutes of Management and the Indian Institute of Science as members
Through a recent notification, the MOHFW have announced the various members under various categories
Following are the members- vice-chancellors who have been nominated by various states
Name of State
Details of the nominated member
Dr. C.V. Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Dr. Saket Kuswaha, Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimuk
Dr. Dipika Deka, Vice-Chancellor, Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, Assam.
Dr. Arun Kumar Agarwal, Vice-Chancellor, Aryabhatt Knowledge University, Patna, Bihar.
Dr. Ashok Chandraker, Vice-Chancellor, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial
Health Science and Ayush University of Chhattisgarh.
Dr. Varun Sahni, Vice-Chancellor, Goa University.
Dr. Himanshu A. Pandya, Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.
Dr. O.P. Kalra, Vice-Chancellor, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak.
Dr. Surender Kashyap, Vice-Chancellor, Atal Medical and Research University, Himachal Pradesh.
Dr. Manoj Kumar Dhar, Vice-Chancellor, Health University, Jammu and Kashmir.
Dr. (Prof.) Ramesh Sharan, Vice-Chancellor, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.
Dr. S. Sacchidananda, Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health and Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Dr. M.K.C. Nair, Vice-Chancellor, Kerala University of Health and Science, Thrissur, Kerala.
Dr. R.S. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
Prof. Dr. Dilip G. Mhaisekar, Vice-Chancellor, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra.
Sh. Jarnail Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Manipur University, Imphal, Manipur.
Prof. S.K. Srivastava, Vice-Chancellor, North Eastern Hill University Shillong, Meghalaya.
Prof. K.R.S. Sambasiva Rao, Vice Chancellor, Mizoram University.
Prof. Pardeshi Lal, Vice-Chancellor, Nagaland University.
Prof. Deepak Kumar Behera, Vice-Chancellor, Sambalpur University.
Dr. Raj Bahadur, Vice Chancellor, Baba Farid University of Health Science, Faridkot, Punjab.
Dr. Rajababu Panwar, Vice Chancellor, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Lt. Gen. Dr. M.D. Venkatesh, VSM (Retd.), Vice Chancellor, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim.
Dr. Sudha Seshayyan, Vice Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Karunakar Reddy, Vice Chancellor, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Science, Warangal, Telangana.
Prof. Sri Sangram Sinha, Acting Vice Chancellor, Tripura University.
Prof. Hem Chandra, Vice Chancellor, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Health University, Dehradun.
Dr. M.L.B. Bhatt, Vice Chancellor, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Prof. Rajendra Pandey, Vice Chancellor, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal.
Following are the Vice Chancellor nominees of Union Territories
Name of Union Territories
Details of nominated member
Andaman and Nicobar Island
Dr. A.K. Mandal, Director, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair.
Dr. G. Dewan, Director, Health Services – cum – Mission Director, Chandigarh.
Dr. V.K. Das, Director, Medical Education.
Dr. Sanjay Verma, Medical and Health Department, Daman and Diu.
Prof (Dr.) Mahesh Verma, Vice Chancellor, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.
Lakshadweep Islands
Dr. K.P. Shaikoya, Government Hospital, Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep.
Prof. Gurmeet Singh, Vice Chancellor, Puducherry University.
Following are the members that have been nominated by the respective state medical councils
Name of the State Medical Council
Andhra Pradesh Medical Council
Dr. Buchipudi Sambasiva Reddy
Arunachal Pradesh Medical Council
Dr. Koj Jarbo
Assam Medical Council
Prof. Dr. Anup Kumar Barman
Bihar Medical Council
Dr. Sahajanand Prasad Singh
Chhattisgarh Medical Council
Dr. S. L. Adile
Delhi Medical Council
Dr. Harish Gupta
Goa Medical Council
Dr. Dhanesh T. Volvoikar
Gujarat Medical Council
Dr. Anil Kumar Jaydev Nayak
Haryana Medical Council
Dr. Pankaj Mutneja
Himachal Pradesh Medical Council
Dr. Vinod Kashyap
Jammu and Kashmir Medical Council
Dr. Vijay Gupta
Jharkhand Medical Council
Dr. A.K. Singh
Karnataka Medical Council
Dr. H. Veerbhadrappa
Kerala Medical Council
Dr. Rani Bhaskaran
Maharashtra Medical Council
Dr. Shiv Kumar Shankar Utture
Madhya Pradesh Medical Council
Dr. Nishant Warwade
Manipur Medical Council
Prof. Dr. Thongam Bhimo Singh
Mizoram Medical Council
Dr. John Zohmingthanga
Nagaland Medical Council
Dr. Sedevi Angami
Odisha Medical Council
Prof. Dr. Datteswar Hota
Punjab Medical Council
Dr. Girish Sahni
Rajasthan Medical Council
Dr. Deepak Sharma
Sikkim Medical Council
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Prasad
Tamil Nadu Medical Council
Dr. K. Senthil
Telangana Medical Council
Dr. E. Ravindra Reddy
Tripura Medical Council
Dr. J.K. Dev Varma
Uttarakhand Medical Council
Dr. Ajay Kumar Khanna
Uttar Pradesh Medical Council
Dr. Urmila Singh
West Bengal Medical Council
Dr. Santanu Sen
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