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MKINS, JODHPUR.
 INDIAN NURSING REGULATORY BODIES

INTRODUCTION
As all of us know that each and every profession has its own regulatory to
control the quality of that particular profession for instance NCTE for teaching
education programme ,IMA and MCI for medical education and practice and bar
council for practicing law and others.

In same manner nursing programme and practice is controlled by the INC.Ms

Virginia Henderson was the first in world who committed to the process of regulating
nursing through the licensure by each state.

In same manner other countries also established regulatory body of the nursing
practice so the quality of nursing may not be compromised.

In India in 1947 an ordinance was passed to control the quality of nursing

education and practice. the ordinance was given the name as INC act 1947.

DEFINATION OF REGULATORY BODIES

All of those legitimate and appropriate means (governmental, private and
professional) whereby order, consistency, identity and control are brought to the
profession .The profession and its members are defined, the scope of practice is set
and systems of accountability are established through these means.(ICN definition).

INDIANREGULATORY AGENCIES

INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL

STATE NURSING COUNCIL

TRAINED NURSING ASSOCIATION OF

INDIA (TNAI)

STATE MEDICAL HEALTH BOARD &

UNIVERSITIES
 INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL (INC)

INTRODUCTION

The Indian Nursing Council is a national regulatory body
for nurses and nursing education in India.

It is an autonomous body under the Government of India, Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare, constituted by the Central Government under
section of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 of Indian parliament

 INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL ACT- 1947

Act no. of year : ACT NO. 48 of 1947

Enactment Date : 31st December,1947

OBJECTIVE OF THE INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL

Objectives of the Indian nursing council as per INC act are as follows:-

To established and monitor a uniform standard of nursing education for

nurses, midwives and health visitors by doing inspection of the institution.
To recognize qualification, under the section 10(2) and (4) of INC act,1947 for
the purpose of registration and employment in India and abroad.
To give approval for registration of Indian and foreign nurses possessing
foreign qualification under section 11(2) & (4) of INC act 1947.
To prescribed syllabus for nursing education programme.
Power to withdraw the recognition of qualification under the section 14 of the
act in case any institute fails to maintain its standard, under section 14 (1) (b).
To advice state nursing council, examining board, state and central government in
various important items regarding nursing education in the country.

COMPOSITION OF INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL

Indian Nursing Council consists of the following members, namely:

a) One nurse enrolled in a state register elected by each State Council;

b) Two members elected from among themselves by the heads of institutions

recognized by the Council for the purpose of this clause in which training is given for
obtaining a University degree in Nursing; or in respect of a post-certificate course in
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.

g) One midwife or auxiliary nurse-midwife enrolled in a State Register, elected by

each of the State Councils in the four groups of State mentioned below, each group of
States being taken in rotation in the following order namely 1] Kerala, Madhya
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana 23 Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and
Rajasthan 3] Karnataka, Punjab and West Bengal 4] Assam, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and
Orissa;

h) The Director General of Health Services, ex-officio;

i) The Chief Principal Matron, Medical Directorate, Army Headquarters, ex-officio;

j) The Chief Nursing Superintendent of Office of the Director General of Health

Services, ex-officio;

k) The Director of Maternity and Child Welfare, Indian Red Cross Society, ex-officio;

l) The Chief Administrative Medical Officer (by whatever name called) of each State
other than a Union Territory, ex-officio;

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: 1] Andhra Pradesh, Assam,
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tami Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Haryana
2] Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Orissa, Punjab & 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;

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.
COMMITTEES
Executive Committee of the Council- To deliberate on the issues related to
maintenance of standards of nursing education programs.

The Nursing Education Committee- To deliberate on the issues concerned mainly

with nursing education and policy matters concerning to nursing education.

Equivalence Committee To deliberate on the issues of recognition of foreign

qualifications which is essential for the purpose of registration under section 11(2)(a)
or (b) of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947, as amended.

Finance Committee/Purchase Committee

Vigilance Committee

Departmental Promotional Committee

Anti Ragging

There are other various sub-committees constituted by the Council time to time for
revision of various nursing programmes.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
President- Mr. T. Dileep

Vice-President- Dr. Asha Sharma

Secretary- Mrs. Ranjeet Kaur

Joint Secretary - Ms. R.S.Bharti

Deputy - Secretary

Assistance - Secretary

Office Staff
 SNC
INTRODUCTION

State Nursing Councils (SNC) are formed since 1926 to control the training and
practice with in the state and issue licenses to the qualified nurses. A license issued by
a council provides assurance to the public that the nurse has met predetermined
standards.

THE MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF SNCS ARE:

Recognition of Nursing Institution with in the state.

Registration and Renewal of Licenses for the qualified Nursing personnel

Issue License (registration certificate).

In India , few SNC act as qualification conferring body for diploma courses

Regulation of training programmes of the diploma, Graduate and Post
Graduate Courses.

Supervision of the practice of the profession by its Member.

Granting recognition to the training institutions and periodical Inspection
thereon, as the Council is governing authority of physical and clinical facilities
inalmost all the nursing courses conducted in the institution.

Proscribing syllabus and curriculum for various nursing courses and
conducting qualifying examination there for.

Registration and granting certificate to qualified persons to practice their
profession and to watch and take action against practice of profession by
quacks and check mal-practice as well and to take action.

The state nurses and midwives council was established in 1948 under the
provisions of nurses and midwives act with the purpose of Better training of
nurses, midwives & health visitors.

It works as anautonomous body under the government of respective states,
department of health and family welfare.

Maintain register of names of professional nurses of their state.

These names are also maintained in the Indian nurses register by INC.

Inspect and accredit school/ training institution of nursing in their state.

ROLE OF SNC
The SNCs role is to:

protect the health and wellbeing of the public

set standards of education, training, conduct and performance so that
nurses and midwives can deliver high quality healthcare consistently
throughout their careers

ensure that nurses and midwives keep their skills and knowledge up to date
and uphold the NMCs professional standards, and

have clear and transparent processes to investigate nurses and midwives
who fall short of the NMCs standards
STRUCTURE
Each state determines the specific administrative responsibility and over sight of the
council of nursing.
The governor of the state
The state health directorate
Nursing directorate
Another state official or organization

RAJASTHAN NURSING COUNCIL(RNC)

Rajasthan Nursing Council was established under the Rajasthan Nursing, Midwives,
Health Visitors and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives Registration Act. No. 9 of 1964,
published in the Rajasthan Gazette Dated March 28, 1964, for fulfillment of the aims
and the objectives as laid down in the Act.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Dr. B. R. Meena
Registrar: Sh. Ajay Aswal
 RAJASTHAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES,
JAIPUR
INTRODUCTION

Rajasthan University of Health Sciences is a State university located in
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

It was established on 25 February 2005 under The Rajasthan University of
Health Sciences Act, 2005 (Act No. 1 of 2005) and started functioning on
January 2006

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Kalyan Singh - Chancellor

Dr. Raja Babu Panwar -Vice-Chancellor

Shri Jaswant Singh -Registrar, RUHS, Jaipur

ROLES & RESPOSIBILITES OF RUHS, JAIPUR

Regulation of own its colleges & affiliated institution.

Conducting inspection & granting permission for admission.

Conducting examination and announcing the result.
Conduct the graduation post-graduation, and doctoral programmes.

Ensuring faculty welfare and development.

Ensuring student welfare and development.

Organizing various program such as a book exhibition, job fair, seminars,
conferences, inter college competition, sports meets, etc.

CONCLUSION-
Regulatory are needed for proper law and maintenance of a profession. These bodies
are present in every state for formulating various rules and law related to practice of
nursing.
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