PIL to get 50 percent non-doctors into medical councils

NGO People For Better Treatment (PBT) will file a public interest litigation (PIL) to get non-doctors into the council to make medical councils in India 'unbiased' and 'corruption-free'.

'Every medical board in the US has 50 percent non-doctors as members. In India, it is all a doctor's group. We are planning to bring a PIL soon on this,' PBT president Kunal Saha said here Saturday.

According to the US-based doctor, corruption in the medical fraternity can be prevented if India takes up initiatives that ensure professionals other than doctors are allowed to be a part of medical groups.

'The Indian government has to understand why this shielding and corruption is happening because all are from the same fraternity,' Saha said.

Source: IANS