The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed various individuals to posts of the National Medical Commission and the Autonomous Boards. The appointments are for a 4-year period, until the appointee attains the age of 70 years, or until further orders, whichever is earliest.
Dr B N Gangadhar, President of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Medical Commission. Alongside him, Dr Sanjay Behari, Director of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, has been appointed as the President of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board
Dr Anil D’Cruz, Director (Oncology) of Apollo Hospital, Mumbai, has been appointed as a whole-time member of the Post-Graduate Medical Education Board while, Dr Rajendra Achyut Badwe, Professor Emeritus at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, as a part-time member of the Under-Graduate Medical Education Board for a 2-year period.