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Doctors call off strike after govt. defers Bill
Jacob Koshy
NEW DELHI, JANUARY 03, 2018 00:00 IST
UPDATED: JANUARY 03, 2018 05:02 IST
It will go now to Standing Committee
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) called off its 12-hour strike on Tuesday after the government referred the controversial National Medical Commission Bill, tabled in the Lok Sabha, to a Standing Committee.
The strike was to have lasted from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and doctors, who were members of the IMA and its associated bodies, were to boycott out-patient departments.
“The strike is called off as the Bill has been deferred,” said K.K. Aggarwal, former president, IMA.
“Our next step would be to convince the Committee of the many flaws in the Bill.” The National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017, seeks to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said the Bill had been referred to the Standing Committee.
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