The Medical Council of India was established in 1934 under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1933, with the main objective of establishing consistent standards of higher qualifications in medicine and recognition of medical qualifications in India and abroad.. It was felt that the provisions of Indian Medical Council Act were not adequate to meet with the challenges posed by the very fast development and the progress of medical education in the country. As a result, in 1956, the old Act was repealed and a new one was enacted. This was subsequently modified in 1964, 1993 and 2001. The objectives of the Council are as follows:-
Maintenance of uniform standards of medical education
Recommendation for recognition/de-recognition of medical qualifications of medical institutions
Permanent registration/provisional registration of doctors
Reciprocity with foreign countries in the matter of mutual recognition
The Council Office has a Grievances Cell with a Deputy Secretary as an Officer Incharge. All complaints are addressed to the Deputy Secretary Incharge.
The main functions of the Grievances Cell are to have systematic receipts and thereafter redressal of the difficulties and complaints received.
The Officer-Incharge, Grievances Cell ensures that appropriate actions on the complaints are initiated by respective Section of the Council. These representatives handled by the Administrator.
