ACC Approves Appointment of New NMC Chairman | 16 Jul 2025

Source: IE  

Dr. Abhijat Sheth has been appointed as the new chairperson of the National Medical Commission (NMC) by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC): 

• ACC is a high-level committee of the Government of India responsible for appointments to top-level civil services, departmental heads, and senior positions in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).  
• It comprises 2 members- the Prime Minister (Chairperson) and the Minister of Home Affairs (Member). 
• ACC is one of the 8 Cabinet Committees, others being:  
  • Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) 
  • Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) 
  • Cabinet Committee on Accommodation 
  • Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (also called Super-Cabinet) 
  • Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs 
  • Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth 
  • Cabinet Committee on Skill, Employment and Livelihood 
• Cabinet Committees are extra-constitutional bodies set up under the Transaction of Business Rules, 1961, derived from Article 77(3) of the Constitution.

National Medical Commission (NMC): 

• About: NMC is the apex regulatory body for medical education and practice in India, constituted under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019. 
• Members: It comprises 33 members, including a Chairperson, 4 Board Presidents, ex officio members, and part-time members. 
• Objective: The NMC ensures affordable quality medical education, promotes skilled healthcare workforce, supports universal healthcare, encourages research, conducts transparent assessments, maintains a medical register, enforces ethics, and ensures grievance redressal.