Govt appoints AIIMS’ Prof Suresh Chandra Sharma as chairman of National Medical Commission

New Delhi, January 02:

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Thursday appointed Suresh Chandra Sharma as the chairman of National Medical Commission (NMC).

Sharma is the professor and head of ENT head-neck surgery department at AIIMS in New Delhi.

In August last year, the Parliament passed NMC Bill to create National Medical Commission in place of Medical Council of India.