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.
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.
- 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.
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Where this law is now — Became law (Act)
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Document details
| Official title | The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) |
| Reference number | LIV |
| Status | closed (bill) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 2 |