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Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare took part in the appointment process of part-time members of National Medical Commission (NMC), Autonomous Boards, and Search Committee through draw of lots. The procedure of appointments is laid down in National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019.
As per the NMC act 2019, these appointments are being done for two years. Members from various states/UTs have been selected in following categories:
- Ten Part-time Members of NMC are selected from the nominee of State / UT Government in Medical Advisory Council (earlier appointed in 2022): Gujarat, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Chandigarh and Madhya Pradesh.
- Nine Part-time Members of NMC are selected from the nominee of State Medical Council in Medical Advisory Council (earlier appointed in 2022): West Bengal, Karnataka, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Manipur and Uttarakhand.
- Fourth Member of each Autonomous Board (part-time Member) from the nominee of State Medical Council in Medical Advisory Council (earlier appointed in 2022) have been selected.
(a) For Under-Graduate Medical Education Board: Arunachal Pradesh
(b) For Post-Graduate Medical Education Board: Odisha
(c) Medical Assessment and Rating Board: Haryana
(d) Ethics and Medical Registration Board: Punjab
- One expert from Jammu & Kashmir was nominated for the Search Committee.
List of the names of experts can be found in the Annexure below. For maintaining transparency in draw of lots, media personnel were also present.
Smt. Nivedita Shukla Verma, Secretary (Additional Charge), Union Health Ministry; Dr. Vinod Kotwal, Additional Secretary, Union Health Ministry; and officials from Union Health Ministry were present during the event.
ANNEXURE:
Selected Members from States/ UTs
| S No. | Name of State/ UT | Name of the Member |
| 1 | Gujarat | Dr. Nirja Arun Gupta |
| 2 | Rajasthan | Dr. M K Aseri |
| 3 | Himachal Pradesh | Dr. Surender Kashyap |
| 4 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Dr. Mukesh Tripathi |
| 5 | Andhra Pradesh | Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pulala |
| 6 | Mizoram | Dr. Dibakar Chandra Deka |
| 7 | Meghalaya | Prof. P S Shukla |
| 8 | Jharkhand | Prof. (Dr.) Dinesh Kumar Singh |
| 9 | Chandigarh | Dr. Suman |
| 10 | Madhya Pradesh | Dr. Ashok Khandelwal |
Selected Members from Various State Medical Councils
| S No. | Name of State Medical Council | Name of the Member |
| 1 | West Bengal Medical Council | Dr. Sudipta Kumar Roy |
| 2 | Karnataka Medical Council | Dr. Sharanabasappa S. Karbhari |
| 3 | Nagaland Medical Council | Dr. George Thira |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh Medical Council | Dr. Mahesh Kumar Sinha |
| 5 | Tripura Medical Council | Dr. Kanak Choudhury |
| 6 | Jammu & Kashmir Medical Council | Dr. Sandeep Dogra |
| 7 | Assam Medical Council | Dr. Anup Kumar Barman |
| 8 | Manipur Medical Council | Dr. Simpson Sareo |
| 9 | Uttarakhand Medical Council | Dr. Manoj Kumar Verma |
Selected Members (Part Time) for Autonomous Boards of NMC
| S No. | Name of State Medical Council | Name of the Part-time Member |
| Under-Graduate Medical Education Board | ||
| 1 | Arunachal Pradesh Medical Council | Dr. Jego Ori |
| Post-Graduate Medical Education Board | ||
| 1 | Odisha Medical Council | Dr. Santosh Kumar Mishra |
| Medical Assessment & Rating Board | ||
| 1 | Haryana Medical Council | Dr. Manish Bansal |
| Ethics & Medical Registration Board | ||
| 1 | Punjab Medical Council | Dr. Surinder Pal Singh |
Selected Expert for Search Committee
| S No. | Name of State/ UT | Name of the Member |
| 1 | Jammu & Kashmir Medical Council | Dr. Sandeep Dogra |
