{
  "id": 1988525,
  "title": "National Medical Commission proposes single licence for doctors to practise across India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/national-medical-commission-proposes-single-licence-for-doctors-to",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T18:12:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/national-medical-commission-proposes-uid-for-doctors/article71364491.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Medical Commission (NMC) has proposed a unified registration system for doctors in India, which would allow a medical practitioner to practise across the country without needing separate licences in each state. This proposal, part of the draft Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practice Medicine (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, would be managed through a unified registration portal of the NMC’s Ethics and Medical Registration Board. The State Medical Councils would continue to scrutinise applications and grant registration, but the approval would be reflected in both the State Medical Register and the National Medical Register. The proposed system includes an automatic electronic synchronisation between the national and state registers, ensuring that changes in one register are reflected in the other.",
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        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "National Medical Commission proposes single licence for doctors to practise across India",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/national-medical-commission-proposes-single-licence-for-doctors-to-1996091",
        "published": "2026-08-19T18:12:18.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}