Delhi Medical Council still not Gazette Notified

New Delhi, 3rd March, 2015: Delhi Medical Council (DMC) 2009-2014 term expired on 20th December, 2014. In spite of having completed all formalities for elected and nominated members, the Gazette Notification still has not taken place.
Addressing a Press Conference, Padma Shri, Dr B C Roy National Awardee & DST National Science Communication Awardee, Dr K K Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India and Honorary Secretary General IMA and Dr Anil Goyal, President, Delhi Medical Association (DMA) said that today DMC is without any democratically elected body. The last DMC Body, whose term expired on 20th December 2014, by default, is still carrying out its functions.
There are 23 members in DMC; of these 8 members were elected on 16th November, 2014 and another DMA member was elected on 22nd November, 2014. The Lt. Governor, the then Govt., nominated 4 members on 22nd December, 2014 and 8 elected members from various medical colleges were elected before 20th December, 2014. Two are Director Health Services & Dean Universities as ex-officio members.
Since 22nd January, 2015, the file cleared by Lt. Governor for Gazette Notification is still pending with the new AAP Government.
IMA has written to the Chief Minister with no action so far. DMA representative also met the Chief Minister & Health Minister with no action.
IMA is seeking legal options also so that the democracy of DMC is maintained.
DMC performs both regulatory as well as educational functions for the medical profession in Delhi.