India, Feb. 14 -- The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) will now award credit points to registered medical practitioners who provide medical and surgical services at free health camps in urban, rural, and tribal areas. The initiative will be implemented later this month (February), officials said.

The decision was taken following directions from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. "To encourage medical practitioners to engage more in voluntary services to the society, I strongly recommend further modifications in the continuous medical education system to specifically consider, acknowledge and reward voluntary services by the medical practitioners," said Fadnavis, in a letter dated January 16, to president of MMC, a copy of which Hindustan...