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Recently, the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare informed the Lok Sabha that application for issuance of an National Medical Register (NMR) Identification (ID) is voluntary.

About National Medical Register

• It is a centralised database of registered medical practitioners in modern medicine, maintained by the National Medical Commission (NMC).
• It was launched in August 2024 under Section 31 of the NMC Act, 2019, the register was introduced as a mandatory exercise for all registered medical practitioners.
• It aims to eliminate duplication and enable the public to access information on any doctor working in India.
• It contains information on each practitioner, including qualification, area of specialisation (in process), registration status, and date of registration, and assigns a unique identification number called the NMR ID.
• Each doctor’s record is linked to their Aadhaar ID for verification, with some data made public while sensitive information is restricted to specified individuals and institutions.
• State Medical Councils (SMCs) are responsible for verifying degrees and facilitating the process, with the portal dynamically updated for transparency and governance.
• Upon successful verification by the State Medical Council, the application is sent to the National Medical Commission. After the NMC verification, a unique NMR ID would be issued.

Source: TH

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