<span style="color: #222222;">President Ram Nath Kovind has given his nod to National Medical Commission Bill 2019. <br />'' <br />'' The move came after Parliament passed the bill in the just-concluded session. The Bill seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. <br />'' <br />'' It has provisions to set up the National Medical Commission which will frame policies for regulating medical institutions and medical professionals and assess the requirements of healthcare-related human resources and infrastructure. <br />'' <br />'' Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan hails the NMC Act as historic and milestone in the medical education sector. <br />'' <br />'' Addressing a press conference in New Delhi yesterday, Dr Harsh Vardhan said, the rules will be framed and the NMC will be constituted within six months. <br />'' <br />'' He said, the NMC Act is progressive legislation which will reduce the burden on students and bring down costs of medical education.</span><br />'' <br />''  <br />