NNMC Act 34Chapter VII · Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Council
Section 34 · Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Council
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(1) The Central Government shall constitute an
advisory body to be known as the Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Council.
(2) The Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Council (hereafter in this Chapter referred to as the Advisory Council) shall consist of a Chairperson and the following Members, namely:--
(a) the Chairperson of the National Commission shall be the ex officio Chairperson of the Advisory Council;
(b) one officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary representing Ministry of Ayush---Member, ex officio;
(c) Presidents of the three Autonomous Boards--Members, ex officio;
(d) Secretary of the National Commission---Member, ex officio;
(e) one person to represent each State and each Union territory who shall be a Dean (Nursing) or Principal of a nursing and midwifery institution in that State or Union territory, as the case may be, or the representative of the State Nursing and Midwifery Commission, to be nominated by that State Government or by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India in the case of Union territory--- Member;
(f) the Chairman, University Grants Commission---Member, ex officio;
(g) the Director, National Assessment and Accreditation Council—Member, ex officio;
(h) one representative from Indian Council of Medical Research not below the rank of Additional Director General---Member, ex officio;
(i) three Directors, one each to represent the Indian Institute of Technology, the Indian Institute of Management and the Indian Institute of Science, to be nominated by the Central Government--- Members, ex officio;
(j) Head of any three national level professional nursing and midwifery association, to be nominated by the Chairperson of the Advisory Council, so that there shall be adequate representation of major stakeholders---Members.
(3) The Members nominated under clauses (e) and (j) of sub-section (2) shall hold office for a term not exceeding four years, as the Central Government may notify in this behalf, from the date on which they enter upon their office.
(2) The Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Council (hereafter in this Chapter referred to as the Advisory Council) shall consist of a Chairperson and the following Members, namely:--
(a) the Chairperson of the National Commission shall be the ex officio Chairperson of the Advisory Council;
(b) one officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary representing Ministry of Ayush---Member, ex officio;
(c) Presidents of the three Autonomous Boards--Members, ex officio;
(d) Secretary of the National Commission---Member, ex officio;
(e) one person to represent each State and each Union territory who shall be a Dean (Nursing) or Principal of a nursing and midwifery institution in that State or Union territory, as the case may be, or the representative of the State Nursing and Midwifery Commission, to be nominated by that State Government or by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India in the case of Union territory--- Member;
(f) the Chairman, University Grants Commission---Member, ex officio;
(g) the Director, National Assessment and Accreditation Council—Member, ex officio;
(h) one representative from Indian Council of Medical Research not below the rank of Additional Director General---Member, ex officio;
(i) three Directors, one each to represent the Indian Institute of Technology, the Indian Institute of Management and the Indian Institute of Science, to be nominated by the Central Government--- Members, ex officio;
(j) Head of any three national level professional nursing and midwifery association, to be nominated by the Chairperson of the Advisory Council, so that there shall be adequate representation of major stakeholders---Members.
(3) The Members nominated under clauses (e) and (j) of sub-section (2) shall hold office for a term not exceeding four years, as the Central Government may notify in this behalf, from the date on which they enter upon their office.
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