These proposals are part of the National Medical Commission Bill approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday. The current Medical Council of India would be replaced by a National Medical Commission. The Commission will have four autonomous boards: Undergraduate Medical Education Board, Post-Graduate Medical Education Board, Medical Assessment and Rating Board, and Ethics and Medical Registration Board. Cabinet approves bill to scrap 58 redundant lawsIn its effort to weed out archaic and dead statutes, the Union Cabinet approved a bill to scrap 58 laws which have lost their relevance. The CCEA has given its approval to lay 150 km-long third railway line between Allahabad and Pt.

Source: The Hindu July 17, 2019 11:44 UTC