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New Delhi, December 17, 2024 – The National Medical Register (NMR), launched in August by the National Medical Commission (NMC), has faced significant technical issues, registering just 284 doctors out of 6,484 applications as of December 13. This slow progress has raised concerns among healthcare professionals and experts about the feasibility of completing the database in a timely manner.
The NMR was designed to be a centralized platform to keep a record of all modern medicine practitioners in India, streamlining medical registration and providing better oversight. However, despite receiving thousands of applications, the process has been hindered by various challenges. According to data revealed by Dr. K.V. Babu through a Right to Information (RTI) query, only 284 doctors have been successfully registered, while 6,198 applications remain pending approval. Furthermore, two applications were outright rejected.
Experts attribute the delays to several technical issues, including problems with linking Aadhaar numbers and outdated university details. In Kerala, additional complications have arisen as doctors are required to submit affidavits for older registrations, further delaying the process.
With India home to approximately 13 lakh doctors, the current pace of registration suggests it could take over a century to complete the NMR, raising alarms about inefficiency and the lack of urgency in addressing these challenges. The sluggish pace is seen as a missed opportunity to improve transparency, accessibility, and regulation of medical practitioners in the country.
As the NMC faces increasing pressure to resolve these issues, the future of the National Medical Register hangs in the balance. If these technical hurdles are not addressed swiftly, the goal of creating a comprehensive and reliable database of medical professionals could remain out of reach for many years.
For now, doctors and stakeholders continue to voice concerns over the lack of progress, with many hoping for prompt solutions to streamline the registration process.
