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Updated – August 19, 2026 11:42 pm IST – NEW DELHI
The draft seeks to amend the 2023 regulations governing registration and licensing of doctors. (Representational image)
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The National Medical Commission (NMC) has proposed a registration system under which a medical practitioner, once registered with a State Medical Council and allotted a Unique Identification (UID) number in the National Medical Register, would be eligible to practise across India without obtaining fresh registration or a licence in another State.
The proposal is part of the draft Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practice Medicine (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, notified by the NMC on August 11, 2026. The draft seeks to amend the 2023 regulations governing registration and licensing of doctors. The NMC has invited objections and suggestions for 30 days from the date of notification.
Under the proposed system, registration and licensing would be routed through a unified registration portal of the NMC’s Ethics and Medical Registration Board. The State Medical Council would continue to scrutinise applications and grant registration and the licence to practise, but the approval would simultaneously be reflected in both the State Medical Register and the National Medical Register.