Dr Pandya in his hard-hitting commentary, "Medical Council of India: the rot within", characterises the problems plaguing the council. The Medical Council of India (MCI) is entrusted with supervising the quality of medical education in the country and promoting medical ethics; but such has been the disrepute of the MCI, due to allegations of favouritism and corruption, that the central government has now finalised a draft bill to replace the MCI and other councils (such as the Dental Council of India, the Indian Nursing Council and the Pharmacy Council) with a National Council for Human Resource in Health.