STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
This department in National Medical Commission is headed by the Chief Vigilance Officer.
Keeping in view the main objectives and functions of the Commission as laid down in the various enactments, the Chief Vigilance Officer assists the Chairman in maintaining the transparency and integrity in general administration and in increasing the efficiency as well as productivity in NMC through various preventive measures. Punitive actions are taken where the preventive measures fail to produce the desired results.
Considering the principal areas and activities of NMC, wherever dealings with public are involved, the emphasis by the Vigilance Department is specially given on the procedures. During the investigations of complaints or checks, whenever any inadequacies in the laid down procedures are noticed, suggestions are made by the CVO to the NMC Administration for rectifying such procedures.
The basic objective, thus, of the Vigilance Department in NMC is to improve the system and to reduce any ambiguity in the interpretation and implementation of the connected rules and procedures. Needless to say, such guidelines, procedures and directives issued by the Vigilance Department from time-to-time need to be transparent and implementable and are carefully prepared keeping in view the objectives of the National Medical Commission.