New Delhi, July 20 -- Lancet has criticized what it described as "systemic corruption and inefficiencies" at the National Medical Commission (NMC) after a corruption scandal surfaced about India top medical education regulator.

The prestigious medical journal's report was published on 19 July, raising concerns about the integrity of medical education and, in turn, the future quality of healthcare in the country.

On 30 June, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a criminal case naming 34 individuals, including officials from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the NMC and a few doctors responsible for inspecting Shri Rawatpura Sarkar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in Nava Raipur.

This happened after searc...