Parliament Parliament of India
Bill expands Chandigarh medical institute's power to award dental and nursing degrees
This Bill amends the 1966 Act governing the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, to explicitly allow the Institute to grant dental and nursing degrees and diplomas.
It ensures these new qualifications are legally recognized under the relevant national acts for dentists and nurses.
Who it concerns: The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh; students or professionals seeking dental or nursing qualifications from this Institute; and regulatory bodies under the Dentists Act, 1948, and the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947.
What the bill does
- Substitutes Section 23 of the 1966 Act to grant the Institute the power to award medical, dental, and nursing degrees, diplomas, and other academic distinctions.
- Substitutes Section 24 of the 1966 Act to recognize dental qualifications under the Dentists Act, 1948, and nursing qualifications under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947.
- Deems the dental and nursing qualifications granted by the Institute to be included in the schedules of the respective Acts.
Also in the document
- The Bill is an amendment to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Act, 1966.
- The Statement of Objects and Reasons notes that while the Institute was permitted to establish dental and nursing colleges, the previous law only recognized its medical qualifications, creating a need for this amendment.
Where this bill is now: Became law (Act)
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Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha)
Bill / law · Ref. LIV · 24 Oct 2008
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