GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3264
TO BE ANSWERED ON 8THAUGUST, 2025
NATIONALMEDICALREGISTER
3264.SHRIADITYAYADAV:
Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the fact that as of 1st May, 2025 less
than 1 per cent of doctors have...
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8THAUGUST, 2025 NATIONALMEDICALREGISTER
3264.SHRIADITYAYADAV:
Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the fact that as of 1st May, 2025 less than 1 per cent of doctors have registered with the National Medical Register (NMR) eight monthsafteritslaunchinthe country;
(b) if so, the detailsthereofand if not,the reasons therefor; and
(c)the detailsof the initiatives taken/proposed tobe takenbythe Government toensure that the NMR createsa comprehensive registry of allallopathicdoctorsinthe country? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)
(a) to (c): National Medical Commission (NMC) has informed that the application for issuance of National Medical Register (NMR) Identification (ID) is voluntary. As per the Standing Operating Procedure (SOP), the applicant applies through NMR portal. The application first goesto concernedStateMedical Council (SMC) where he/she was registered initially and after verification of his/her credentials, the SMC sends the application to NMC through the same portal. The application so received is checked and after verification, the same is approved and NMR ID isgenerated. Further, NMC has written to all SMCS to put in extra efforts tocompletethe NMR registration ****