Medical Council of India launches Digital Mission
Mode Project
The Medical Council of India today launched the
Digital Mission Mode Project (DMMP). The
DMMP is an ambitious outreach by MCI aimed at creating a digital network
facilitating data exchange across all medical colleges in the country and
converting the Indian Medical Register in the digital mode. The DMMP solution
shall enable online submission of applications for opening of new medical
colleges or seat enhancement; creating a national data base of faculty in
medical colleges which shall be linked with their Aadhar Card and have
bio-metric verification. Every faculty
will be issued a RFID enabled identity card and the attendance, salary and work
status of the faculty shall be submitted to the MCI on a real time basis by all
medical colleges, besides other data and information required for regulatory
compliance.
The applicant medical college can also track the
application processing status through this online application. The existing records of MCI shall be
completely digitalized and the Indian Medical Register shall be made a live
Register. The above referred solution shall
be backed by a Robust Call Centre Support and “Samadhan” the Grievance Management
System of MCI.
Speaking on the inaugural ceremony which was attended by
representatives of all State Medical Councils, various medical colleges and
representatives of Central Vigilance Commission, Prof. Jayshree Mehta,
President, Medical Council of India stated that the DMMP Project is a step
towards achieving the Digital India project of the
Hon’ble Prime Minister and this project further enhance the transparency and
efficiency in the functioning of MCI.
President, MCI further stated that the long standing demand of the
medical profession, civil society and Govt. of India about having a real time
medical register shall be accomplished through this project in the next 6
months. The status of medical practitioners of the country shall be
updated and the same could be tracked electronically, their current status
especially about their Good Standing or any proceedings under the ethics
regulations shall be available for view by general public in the online DMMP
application at all times. She further
stated that this project shall take the medical profession closure to the
Society at large and enhance the outreach of MCI with all its stakeholders.
Dr. Ajay Kumar, Chairman, Administration & Grievance
Committee, MCI highlighted that this project was envisaged in the year 2009 and
it has taken years of sustained efforts by members of the Administration
Committee taking inputs from State Medical Councils, various medical colleges,
eminent IT Professionals and this project shall bring the functioning of MCI to
the best of Global standards comparable to any other country in the developed
World. Dr. Ajay Kumar dedicated this project to the country.
Dr. Reena Nayyar, Secretary I/c, MCI stated that the
electronic RFID registration card shall also be issued to all registered
medical practitioners in the country by MCI and this shall enable the
registered medical practitioners to have a documented proof of their
registration at all times and facilitate working of medical practitioners
across all the country – ‘One Country
One Registration’. Further, the
availability of information on real time basis regarding pendency of penal
proceedings against the medical practitioners on the Website shall be available
which shall further enhance the strict enforcement of ethical code of
conduct. Dr. Reena Nayyar, further stated that the submission of
documents for various processes such as registration of Additional
Qualification or Certificate of Good Standing shall be made online and there
shall be no need of physical submission of documents to MCI office. The processing of cases of Ethics Committee
shall also be greatly facilitated through the DMMP Project.
The Project has been budgeted through internal resources of
MCI on a budgetary allocation of 45 crores and implemented through open
transparent bidding process M/s Bodhtree and M/s Techinfy are implementing this
project under the monitoring of the Management Committee of MCI. This project is a first of its kind to be
implemented by a regulatory agency in the field of professional regulation and
higher education. The inaugural ceremony
for the project was followed by a workshop for sensitizing of the State Medical
Councils and key officers associated with the project. Various members of the MCI, National Board of
Examinations and medical colleges also attended the ceremony which was hosted
at the head office of MCI at Dwarka, New Delhi.
For any further query please contact Dr. Reena Nayyar,
Secretary, Medical Council of India at e.mail: secy-mci@nic.in; phone no. 011-25365075
