The government of India makes unique ID numbers compulsory for doctors to practice medicine

All the doctors in India who want to practise medicine legally now have to get a unique identification number. The National Medical Council has announced this new regulation. The national medical Council will be responsible for generating and giving the UID numbers to doctors. The ethical board of NMC has decided on specific parameters to provide UIDs for practitioners.

The NMC will maintain a standard medical register for all medical practitioners in the country. A similar medical record will be maintained by the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) which comes under NMC. The license that will be issued for practice will be valid five years after the expiry, after which it will have to be renewed.