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THE INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL ACT, 1947
Act No. of Year: ACT NO. 48 OF 1947 1
Enactment Date: [31st December, 1947.]
Act Objective: An Act to constitute an Indian Nursing Council.. WHEREAS it is expedient to constitute an Indian Nursing Council in order to establish a uniform standard of training for nurses, midwives and health visitors; It is hereby enacted as follows:-
ACTYEAR_NO: 194748
Section Text:
1.Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be
called the Indian Nursing Council Act,1947.
2[(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu
and Kashmir.]
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Interpretation. In this Act, unless there is anything
repugnant in the subject or context,-
(a) "the Council " means the 3[Council] constituted under this
Act
(b)" prescribed means prescribed by regulations made under section 16
(c) "State Council" means a Council (by whatever name called)
constituted under the law of a State to regulate the registration of
nurses, midwives or health visitors in the State ;
(d) "State register" means a register of nurses, midwives or health
visitors maintained under the law of a State.
3. Constitution and composition of the Council.(1) The Central
Government shall as soon as may be constitute a Council consisting of
the following members, namely:-
(a) one nurse enrolled in a State register elected by each State
Council.
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1 The Act has been extended to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of
1963, s. 2 and Sch. I; Pondicherry by Reg. 7 of 1963, s. 3 and Sch.
I, and Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, s. 3 and Sch.
2 Subs. by Act 45 of 1957, s. 2, for the former sub-section (w.e.f. 1-
12-1958).
3 Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "Indian Council of Nursing" (w.e.f. 1-12-
1958).
4 Cl. (e) omitted by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-12-1958).
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1[(b) two members elected from among themselves by the heads of
institutions recognised by the Council for the purpose of this clause
in which training is given-
(i) for obtaining a University degree in nursing; or
(ii) in respect of a post-certificate course in the
teaching of nursing and in nursing administration;]
(c) one member elected from among themselves by the
heads of institutions in which health visitors are
trained;
(d) one member elected by the Medical Council of India
(e) one member elected by the Central Council of the
Indian Medical Association
(f)one member elected by the Council of the Trained
Nurses Association of India ;
1[(g) one midwife or auxiliary nurse-midwife enrolled in
a State register, elected by each of the State Councils
in the four groups of States mentioned below, each group
of States being taken in rotation in the following
order, namely: -
(i) Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh
and Haryana],
(ii)Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and
Rajasthan,
(iii)Karnataka, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and West
Bengal,
(iv) Assam, Gujrat, Tamil Nadu and Orissa
(h) the Director General of Health Services, ex
officio;
(i) the Chief Principal Matron, Medical Directorate,
General Headquarters, ex officio ;
(j) the Chief Nursing Superintendent, office of the
Director-General of Health Services, ex officio;
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1Subs. by Act 45 of 1957, s. 4, for the original clause (w.e.f. 1-12-
1958).
2Subs. by the Punjab Reorganisation and Delhi High Court (Adaptation
of Laws on Union Subjects) Order, 1968, for "and Uttar Pradesh"
(w.e.f. 1-11-1966).
3Subs. by the Bombay Reorganisation (Adaptation of Laws on Union Sub-
jects) Order, 1961, for "Bombay" (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
4Subs. by the Mysore State (Alteration of Name) (Adaptation of Laws on
Union Subjects) Order, 1974, for "Mysore" (w.e.f. 1-11-1973).
5Ins. by the State of Himachal Pradesh (Adaptation of Laws on Union
Subjects) Order, 1973 (w.e.f. 25-1-1971).
6Subs. by the Bombay Reorganisation (Adaptation of Laws on Union Sub-
jects) Order, 1961, for "Madras and Orissa" (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
7Subs. by the Madras State (Alteration of Name) (Adaptation of Laws on
Union Subjects) Order, 1970, for "Madras" (w.e.f. 14-1-1969).
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(k) the Director of Maternity and Child Welfare, Indian Red Cross
Society, ex officio;
1[(l) the Chief Administrative Medical Officer (by whatever name
called) of each State other than a Union territory, ex Officio;]
1[(m) the Superintendent of Nursing Services (by whatever name
called), ex officio, from each of the States in the two groups
mentioned below, each group of States being taken in rotation in the
following order, namely :-
(i)Andhra Pradesh, Assam, 2[Maharashtra], Madhya Pradesh, 3[Tamil
Nadu], Uttar Pradesh, 4[West Bengal and Haryana] ;
(ii)Bihar, 5[Gujrat] 6[Himachal Pradesh] Kerala, 7[Karnataka], Orissa,
Punjab and Rajasthan];
(n) four members nominated by the Central Government, of whom at
least two shall be nurses, midwives or health visitors enrolled in a
State register and one shall be an experienced educationalist ;
1[(o) three members elected by Parliament, two by the House of the
People from among its members and the other by the Council of States
from among its members.]
(2) The President of the Council shall be elected by the members
of the Council from among themselves:
Provided that for five years from the first constitution of the
Council the President shall be a person nominated from amongst the
members of the Council by the Central Government, who shall hold
office during the pleasure of the Central Government.
(3) No act done by the Council shall be questioned on the ground
merely of the existence of any vacancy in, or any defect in the
constitution of, the Council.
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1 Subs. by Act 45 of 1957, s. 4, for the former clause (w.e.f. 1-12-
1958).
2 Subs. by the Bombay Reorganisation (Adaptation of Laws on Union Sub-
jects) Order, 1961, for "Bombay" (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
3 Subs. by the Madras State (Alteration of Name) (Adaptation of Laws
on Union Subjects) Order. 1970, for "Madras " (w.e.f. 14-1-1969).
4 Subs. by the Punjab Reorganisation and Delhi High Court (Adaptation
of Laws on Union Subjects) Order, 1968, for "and West Bengal" (w.e.f.
1-11-1966).
5 Ins. by the Bombay Reorganisation (Adaptation of Laws on Union
Subjects) Order, 1961 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
6 Ins. by the State of Himachal Pradesh (Adaptation of Laws on Union
Subjects) Order, 1973 (w.e.f. 25-1-1971).
7 Subs. by the Mysore State (Alteration of Name) (Adaptation of Laws
on Union Subjects) Order, 1974, for "Mysore" (w.e.f. 1-11-1973).
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4. Incorporation of the Council.The Council constituted under
section 3 shall be a body corporate by the name of the Indian Nursing
Council having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to
acquire property both movable and immovable, and shall by the said
name sue and be sued.
5. Mode of elections.(1) Elections under sub-section (1) of
section 3 by State Councils shall be conducted in accordance with
rules made in this behalf by the respective State Governments, and
where any dispute arises regarding any such election it shall be
referred to the State Government concerned whose decision shall be
final.
(2) Other elections under that sub-section shall be conducted in
the prescribed manner, and where any dispute arises regarding any such
election it shall be referred to the Central Government whose decision
shall be final.
6. Term of office and casual vacancies.(1) Subject to the
provisions of this section, an elected or nominated member, other than
a nominated President, shall hold office for a term of five years from
the date of his election or nomination or until his successor has been
duly elected or nominated, whichever is longer.
(2) An elected or nominated member may at any time resign his
membership by writing under his hand addressed to the President, and
the seat of such member shall thereupon become vacant.
(3) An elected or nominated member shall be deemed to have
vacated his seat if he is absent without excuse sufficient in the
opinion of the Council from three consecutive meetings of the Council
where the interval between the first and third of the said meetings
exceeds six months.
(4) A casual vacancy in the Council shall be filled by fresh
election or nomination, as the case may be, and the person elected or
nominated to fill the vacancy shall hold office only for the remainder
of the term for which the member whose place he takes was elected or
nominated.
(5) Members of the Council shall be eligible for re-election or
renomination.
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1 Sub-section (6) omitted by Act 45 of 1957, s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-12-1958).
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8. Officers, Committees and servants of the Council. (1) The
Secretary of the Council (who may also, if it is deemed expedient by
the Council, act as Treasurer) shall, for three years from the first
constitution of the Council, be a person appointed by the Central
Government and shall hold office during the pleasure of the Central
Government.
(2) The Council shall-
(a) elect from among its members a Vice-President;
(b) constitute from among its members an Executive
Committee and such other committees for general or
special purposes as the Council deems necessary to carry
out the purposes of this Act ;
(c) subject to the provisions of sub-section (1),
appoint a Secretary, who may also. if deemed expedient,
act as Treasurer;
(d) appoint or nominate such other officers and
servants as the Council deems necessary to carry out the
purposes of this Act ;
(e) require and take from the Secretary, or from any
other officer or servant, such security for the due
performance of his duties as the Council deems necessary;
(f) with the previous sanction of the Central
Government, fix the fees and allowances to be paid to
the President. Vice President and members and the pay
and allowances of officers and servants of the Council.
9. The Executive Committee. (1) The Executive Committee shall
consist of nine members, of whom seven shall be elected by the Council
from among its members.
(2) The President and Vice-President of the Council shall be
members ex officio of the Executive Committee, and shall be President
and Vice-President, respectively, of that Committee.
(3) In addition to the powers and duties conferred and imposed
upon it by this Act, the Executive Committee shall exercise and dis-
charge such powers and duties as the Council may confer or impose upon
it by any regulations which may be made in this behalf.
10. Recognition of qualifications.(1) For the purposes of this
Act, the qualifications included in 1[Part I of] the Schedule shall be
recognised qualifications, and the qualifications included in Part II
of the Schedule shall be recognised higher qualifications.
(2) Any authority within the States 2* * * which, being recognised by
the State Government 1[in consultation with the State Council, if any]
for the purpose of granting any qualification, grants a qualification
in general nursing, midwifery, 1[auxiliary nursing midwifery], health
visiting or public health nursing, not included in the Schedule may
apply to the Council to have such qualification recognised, and the
Council may declare that such qualification, or such qualification
only when granted after a specified date, shall be a recognised
qualification for the purposes of this Act.
(3) The Council may enter into negotiations with any authority
3[in any 4[territory of India to which this Act does not extend] or
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1 Ins. by Act 45 of 1957, s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-12-1958).
2 The words "of India" omitted by the A.O. 1950.
3 Subs. by Act 75 of 1950, s. 2, for " in any State or country outside
the States ".
4 Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956, for "Part B
State".
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foreign country] which by the law of 2[such territory] or
country is entrusted with the maintenance of a register of nurses,
midwives or health visitors, for the settling of a scheme of
reciprocity for the recognition of qualifications, and in pursuance of
any such scheme the Council may declare that a qualification granted
by any authority in any 2[such territory] or country, or such
qualification only when granted after a specified date, shall be a
recognised qualification for the purposes of this Act:
Provided that no declaration shall be made under this sub-section
in respect of any qualification unless by the law and practice 3[of
the foreign country] in which the qualification is granted persons
domiciled or originating 4[in India] and holding
qualifications recognised under this Act are permitted to enter and
practise the nursing profession 5[in that country]
Provided further that-
(i) any reciprocal arrangements subsisting at the date
of the commencement of this Act between a State Council
and any authority outside India for the recognition of
qualifications shall, unless the Council decides
otherwise, continue in force, and
6[(ii) any qualification granted by an authority in a
territory of India to which this Act did not extend at
the date of its commencement, and recognised on the said
date by the State Council of a State to which this Act
then extended, shall continue to be a recognised
qualification for the purpose of registration in that
State.]
(4) The provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3) and of sections
14 and 15 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the declaration by the
Council of a qualification granted in respect of post-certificate
nursing training as a recognised higher qualification.
11. Effect of recognition. 7[(1)] Notwithstanding anything
contained in any other law,-
(a) any recognised qualification shall be a sufficient
qualification for enrollment in any State register
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1 The words "of India " omitted by the A.O. 1950.
2 Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956, for "such
State".
3 Subs. by Act 75 of 1950, s. 2, for "of the State or country".
4 Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for " in any State".
5 Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "in that State or country".
6 Subs. by Act 45 of 1957, s. 6, for the former clause (w.e.f. 1-12-
1958).
7 S. 11 re-numbered as sub-section (1) of that section by s, 7, ibid,
(w.e.f. 1-12-1958).
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(b) no person shall, after the date of the
commencement of this Act, be entitled to be enrolled in
any State register as a nurse, midwife, 1[auxiliary
nurse-midwife,] health visitor, or public health nurse
unless he or she holds a recognised qualification :
Provided that any person already enrolled in any State
register before the said date may continue to be so
enrolled notwithstanding that he or she may not hold a
recognised qualification :
Provided further that any person who was immediately
before the said date entitled to be enrolled in any
State register but was not so enrolled shall, on
application made in this behalf before the expiry of two
years from the said date be entitled to be enrolled in
that register ;
(c) any person holding a recognised higher
qualification shall be entitled to have the
qualification entered as a supplementary qualification
in any State register in which he or she is enrolled,
and after the said date no person shall be entitled to
have entered as a supplementary qualification in any
State register any qualification which is not a
recognised higher qualification.
1[(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (b) of sub-
section (1)-
(a) a citizen of India holding a qualification which
entitles him or her to be registered with any Council of
Nursing or Midwifery (by whatever name called) in any
foreign country, may, with the approval of the Council,
be enrolled in any State register; and where approval
has been accorded by the Council in respect of such
qualification in one case, the approval of the Council
for enrollment in a State register in the case of any
other citizen of India holding the same qualification
shall not be necessary ;
(b) a person not being a citizen of India who is
employed as a nurse, midwife, auxiliary nurse-midwife,
teacher or administrator in any hospital or institution
situated in any State for purposes of teaching, research
or charitable work may, with the approval of the
President of the Council, be enrolled temporarily in the
State register for
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1 Ins. by Act 45 of 1957, s. 7 (w.e.f. 1-12-1958).
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such period as may be specified in this behalf in the
order issued by the said President:
Provided that practice by such person shall be limited
to the hospital or institution to which he or she is
attached.]
12. Power to require information as to courses of study and
training and examinations. Every authority in any State 1* * * which
grants a recognised qualification or a recognised higher qualification
shall furnish such information as the Council may, from time to time,
require as to the courses of study and tranining and examinations to
be undergone in order to obtain such qualification, as to the ages at
which such courses of study and examinations are required to be
undergone and such qualifications conferred, and generally as to the
requisites for obtaining such qualification.
13. Inspections.(1) The Executive Committee may appoint such
number of inspectors 2[,whether from among members of the Council or
otherwise,] as it deems necessary to inspect any institution recognised
as a training institution, and to attend examinations held for the
purpose of granting any recognised qualification or recognised higher
qualification.
(2) Inspectors appointed under this section shall report to the
Executive Committee on the suitability of the institution for the
purposes of training and on the adequacy of the training therein, or
as the case may be, on the sufficiency of the examinations.
(3) The Executive Committee shall forward a copy of such report
to the authority or institution concerned, and shall also forward
copies, with the remarks, if any, of the authority or institution
concerned thereon, to the Central Government and to the State Govern-
ment and State Council of the State in which the authority or insti-
tution is situated.
14. Withdrawal of recognition.(1) When, upon report by the
Executive Committee, it appears to the Council-
(a) that the courses of study and training and the
examinations to be gone through in order to obtain a
recognised qualification from any authority in any State
1* * *, or the conditions for admission to such courses
or the standards of proficiency required from the
candidates at such examinations are not in conformity
with the regulations
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1 The words "of India" omitted by the A.O. 1950.
2 Ins. by Act 45 of 1957, s. 8 (w.e.f. 1-12-1958)
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made under this Act or fall short of the standards
required thereby, or
(b) that an institution recognised by a State Council
for the training of nurses, midwives, 1[auxiliary nurse-
midwives] or health visitors does not satisfy the
requirements of the Council,-
the Council may send to the Government of the State in which the
authority or institution, as the case may be, is situated a statement
to such effect, and the State Government shall forward it, along with
such remarks as it may think fit to the authority or institution con-
cerned and, in a case referred to in clause (b) to the State Council
also, with an intimation of the period within which the authority or
institution may submit its explanation to the State Government.
(2) On the receipt of the explanation or, where no explanation
is submitted within the period fixed, then on the expiry of the
period, the State Government shall make its recommendations to the
Council.
(3) The Council, after such further inquiry, if any, as it may
think fit to make, and in a case referred to in clause (b) of sub-sec-
tion (1), after considering any remarks which the State Council may
have addressed to it, may declare,-
(a) in a case referred to in clause (a) of that sub-
section, that the qualifications granted by the
authority concerned shall be recognised qualifications
only when granted before a specified date, or
(b) in a case referred to in the said clause (b), that
with effect from a date specified in the declaration any
person holding a recognised qualification whose period
of training and study preparatory to the grant to him of
the qualification was passed at the institution
concerned shall be entitled to be registered only in the
State in which the institution is situated.
(4) The Council may declare that any recognised qualification
granted outside the States 2* * * shall be a recognised qualification
only if granted before a specified date.
15. Mode of declarations.3[(1)] All declarations under section
10 or section 14 shall be made by resolution passed at a meeting of
the Council called for the declarations purpose, and shall forthwith
be published in the Official Gazette.
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1 Ins, by Act 45 of 1957, s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-12-1958).
2 The words "of India " omitted by the A.O. 1950.
3 S. 15 re-numbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Act 45 of
1957, s. 10 (w.e.f. 1-12-1958).
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1[(2) The Central Government shall, from time to time, by
notification in the Official Gazette, amend the Schedule so as to
bring it into accord with any declaration under section 10 or section
14.]
2[15A. Indian Nurses Register.(1) The Council shall cause to be
maintained in the prescribed manner a register of nurses, midwives,
auxiliary nurse midwives and health visitors to be known as the Indian
Nurses Register, which shall contain the names of all persons who are
for the time being enrolled on any State register.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Council to keep
the Indian Nurses Register in accordance with the provisions of this
Act, and from time to time, to revise the register and publish it in
the Gazette of India and in such other manner as may be prescribed.
(3) Such register shall be deemed to be a public document within
the meaning of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), and may be
proved by a copy published in the Gazette of India.
15B. Supply of copies of State registers. Each State Council
shall supply to the Council twenty printed copies of the State
register as soon as may be after the 1st day of April of each year and
inform the Council without delay of all additions to, and other
amendments in, the State register made from time to time.]
16. Power to make regulations.(1) The Council may 3[by
notification in the official gazette,] make regulations not
inconsistent with this Act generally to carry out the provisions of
this Act, and in particular and without prejudice to the generality of
the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for-
(a) the management of the property of the Council and
the maintenance and audit of its accounts ;
(b) the manner in which elections referred to in sub-
section (2) of section 5 and in clause (a) of sub-
section (2) of section 8 shall be conducted ;
(c) the summoning and holding of the meetings of the
Council,the times and places at which such meetings
shall be held, the conduct of business thereat and the
number of members necessary to constitute a quorum ;
(d) prescribing the functions of the Executive
Committee, the summoning and holding of meetings
thereof, the times and places at which such meetings
shall be held, and the number of members necessary to
constitute a quorum ;
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1 Ins. by-Act 45 of 1957, s. 10 (w.e.f. 1-12-1958),
2 Ins. by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-12-1958).
3 Ins. by Act 4 of 1986, s.2 and sch.(w.e.f. 15.5.1986)
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(e) prescribing the powers and duties of the President
and the Vice-President ;
1[(f) prescribing the tenure of office and the powers
and duties of the Secretary and other officers and
servants of the Council ;
(ff) prescribing the powers and duties of inspectors;]
(g) prescribing the standard curricula for the
training of nurses, midwives and health visitors, for
training courses for teachers of nurses, midwives and
health visitors, and for training in nursing
administration ;
(h) prescribing the conditions for admission to
courses of training as aforesaid ;
(i) prescribing the standards of examination and other
requirements to be satisfied to secure for
qualifications recognition under this Act ;
(j) any other matter which is to be or may be
prescribed under this Act.
(2) To enable the Council to be first constituted, the President
may, with the previous sanction of the Central Government, make
regulations for the conduct of the elections referred to in sub-
section (2) of section 5, and any regulations so made may be altered
or rescinded by the Council in exercise of its powers under this
section.
2[(3) Every regulation made under this Act shall be laid, as soon
as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it
is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be
comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and
if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session
or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any
modification in the regulation or both Houses agree that the
regulation should not be made, the regulation shall thereafter have
effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may
be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be
without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under
that regulation.]
17.[Repeal of Ordinance 13 of 1947.1 Rep. by the Indian Nursing
Council (Amendment) Act, 1957 (45 of 1957), s. 13 (w. e. f. 1-12-
1958).
PART I
Recognised qualifications
A.-General Nursing-
Certificates (including senior and junior certificates), Diplomas
or Degrees in Nursing issued by any of the following authorities,
namely:
1. The Examination Board appointed by the 4[Government of Tamil
Nadu].
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1. Subs. by Act 45 of 1957, s. 12, for the original cl. (f) (w.e.f. 1-
12-1958).
2 Ins. by Act 4 of 1986, s.2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15.5.1986)
3 Subs. by Act 45 of 1957, s. 14, for the original Schedule
(w.e.f. 1-12- 1958).
4 Subs. by the Madras State (Alteration of Name) (Adaptation of Laws
on Union Subjects) Order, 1970, for "Govt. of Madras" (w.e.f. 14-1-
1969).
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2. The Bombay Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors
Council.
3. The Bombay Presidency Nursing Association (when issued
before the 1st day of January, 1936).
4. The Bengal Nursing Council (when issued before the 15th
day of August, 1947).
5.The Uttar Pradesh State Medical Faculty.
6. The Uttar Pradesh Nurses and Midwives Council.
7. The State Board of Medical Examinations, Uttar Pradesh
(when issued before the 1st day of January, 1927).
8. (a) The Punjab Nurses Registration Council (when
issued before the 15th day of August, 1947 or after the 26th
day of January, 1950).
(b) The East Punjab Nurses Registration Council (when
issued before the 26th day of January, 1950).
9. The Bihar Medical Examination Board (when issued before
the 1st day of January, 1938).
10. The Bihar Nurses Registration Council.
11. The Madhya Pradesh Medical Examination Board (when
issued before the 1st day of April, 1950).
12. The Assam Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Council.
13. The Orissa Medical Examination Board.
14. The Mid-India (United) Board of Examiners for NurseS
(when issued before the 1st day of January, 1947).
15. The Joint Missionary Board for Examination of Nurses
(Marathi area) (when issued before the 1st day of January,
1934).
16. The North-India United Board of Examiners for Mission
and other Hospitals (when issued before the 1[1st day of
January, 1942].
17.
PART II
Recognised higher qualifications
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Name of the authority issuing the Qualification
qualification
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1. The Examination Board appointed 1.Diploma in Nursing-
by the 3[Government of Tamil Sister Tutor Course.
Nadu].
2.Diploma in Nursing-
Nursing Administration Course.
2. College of Nursing, New Delhi. 1. Post-certificate
course in Public
Health Nursing (when
issued before the
31st day of
December, 1953).
2.Combined Post-
certificate course
in Teaching and
Nursing Adminis-
tration (when issued
before the 31st day
of August, 1957).
3. Certificate of
Examination in Ward
Sisters course.
4. Certificate of
Examination in Nurs-
ing Administration
Course.
4[(When granted on
or before the 30th
June, 1961).]
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1[Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 2682, dated 10-9-1963, see
Gazette of India, Pt. II, Sec. 3(ii), P. 3417.
2Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 2187, dated 11-6-1968, see Gazette
of India, Pt. II, Sec. 3(ii), P. 3063.
3 Subs. by the Madras State (Alteration of Name) (Adaptation of
Laws on Union Subjects) Order 1970, for "Government of Madras" (w.e.f.
14-1-1969).
4Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 1391, dated 15-4-1964, see Gazette
of India, Pt. II, Sec. 3(ii), p. 1643.
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(The Schedule.)
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Name of the authority issuing the Qualification
qualification
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2.College of Nursing, New Delhi- 5.Certificate of Examinaton
contd. Sister Tutor Course.
1 [(When granted on or
before the 30th June,
1961).]
6. Certificate of
Examination in Mid-wife
Tutor Course.
1 [(When granted on or
before the 30th June,
1961).]
1[7.Diploma in Nursing
administration.
8. Nursing Tutors
Diploma.
9.Midwife Tutors Diploma.]
3. The (Missionary) Christian Me- Diploma in Teaching and Super-
dical College, School of Nur- vision (Sister Tutor Course).
sing, Vellore.
4. The School of Nursing, Christian Diploma in Teaching and
Medical College, Vellore. Supervision (Sister Tutor
Course).
5. The All India Institute of Mental Vellore. Diploma in psychiatric
Nursing
Health, Bangalore.