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  "id": 1996091,
  "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",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T18:12:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
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    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/national-medical-commission-proposes-uid-for-doctors/article71364491.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Once the State Medical Council grants registration and the Ethics and Medical Registration Board allots the Unique Identification (UID) number, a doctor will not require fresh registration or a separate licence to practise in another State or Union Territory",
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        "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",
        "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."
}