The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)  has appointed Dr. B.N. Gangadhar as the Chairperson of the National Medical Commission. Earlier, he was the President of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board. The  Director of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram,Dr. Sanjay Behari has been appointed as the President of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board. Their appointments are for a period of four years, until they attain the age of 70 years.