Disgraced Medical Council of India (MCI) President Ketan Desai, who is facing graft charges, has resigned as head of the autonomous body.
Dr. Desai, who was arrested on April 22 by CBI for allegedly accepting bribe to give permission to a Punjab medical college to recruit a fresh batch of students without having requisite infrastructure, has submitted his resignation to Vice President Hamid Ansari, official sources said.
The Vice-President has forwarded the resignation letter to the Health Ministry, they said.
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The main functions of the MCI, set up under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1933, are to ensure uniform standards in medical education and grant recognition to medical degrees awarded in India and abroad.
Medical colleges across the country require MCI’s permission to increase the number of seats, to set up new medical college, to add new courses and also to increase student intake.