NMR yet to take off; less than 1% of docs have applied for enrollment so far

The National Medical Register (NMR), a centralised database of registered medical practitioners in modern medicine in the country, has received less than 1 per cent of applications from doctors for enrollment in the eight months, despite it being mandatory for registered doctors in India to enroll in the central registry.

- Kavita Bajeli-Datt @ New Delhi

Of the doctors who have so far applied, 98 per cent of applications have not been approved. The NMR was launched by Union Health Minister J P Nadda on August 23. There are over 13 lakh registered medical practitioners (RMPs) in India.

According to an RTI, the National Medical Council (NMC) received 10,411 applications till April 24. The RTI reply, dated April 29, said that the total number of applications not approved to date is 10,237, including 139 applications where queries were raised.

"The total number of applications rejected to date is two," the reply said.