Indian Nursing Council Explained

Indian Nursing Council
Abbreviation:INC
Purpose:Nursing, Nurse education
Type:Public
Status:Active
Headquarters:New Delhi, India
Location:8th Floor, NBCC Center, Plot No. 2, Community Center, Okhla Phase-I, New Delhi, Delhi 110020
Coordinates:24.8794°N 71.2544°W
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:T. Dileep Kumar
Leader Title2:Vice President
Leader Name2:Dr Jogendra Sharma
Parent Organization:Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Language:English

Indian Nursing Council is a national regulatory body for nurses and nurse 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 3(1) of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 of Indian parliament.[1] According to the original act the function of the council is to provide "uniformity in nursing education".

Functions

Its functions are as follow:[1]

State-level nursing councils

There are many registered state-level nursing councils.[2] They are granted autonomous rights by the nursing council.

Council Body State Year of Establishment
Andhra Pradesh Nurses & Midwives Council [3] Andhra Pradesh1963
Arunachal Pradesh Nursing CouncilArunachal Pradesh
Assam Nurses Midwives & Health Visitor Council [4] Assam1953
Bihar Nurses Registration CouncilBihar
Chhattisgarh Nursing CouncilChhattisgarh
Kerala Nurses and Midwives CouncilKerala1953
Maharashtra Nursing CouncilMaharashtra
Delhi Nursing Council[5] New Delhi1997
Goa Nursing CouncilGoa
Haryana Nurses & Nurses-Midwives Council[6] Haryana
Punjab Nurses Registration CouncilPunjab2006
Karnataka Nursing Council[7] Karnataka1961
Uttar Pradesh Nurses & Midwives Council[8] Uttar Pradesh1934
Tamil Nadu Nurses And Midwives CouncilTamil Nadu1926
Rajasthan Nursing Council[9] Rajasthan1964
Madhya Pradesh Nurses Registration Council[10] Madhya Pradesh1973
West Bengal Nursing Council[11] West Bengal1936

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL ACT, 1947. 26 October 2018 . 24 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124170406/https://www.indiannursingcouncil.org/pdf/inc-act-1947_New.pdf . dead .
  2. http://www.indiannursingcouncil.org/pdf/snrc-State-Nursing-Registration-Council.pdf State-Wise Nursing Council
  3. Web site: Andhra Pradesh Nurses,Midwives,Auxiliary Nurse-Midwives & Health Visitors Council. nmcouncil.ap.nic.in. 2016-05-04.
  4. Web site: Assam Nurses' Midwives' & Health Visitors' Council, Assam, Department of Health Services, Assam, Hengrabari, Guwahati, Assam, India.. assamnursingcouncil.in. 2016-05-04.
  5. Web site: Home Page -Delhi Nursing Council. www.delhinursingcouncil.com.
  6. Web site: One moment, please . 1 June 2022 . 2 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220602064825/https://storifygo.com/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Welcome to The Karnataka State Nursing Council . https://web.archive.org/web/20160629230157/http://www.ksnc.in/. 2016-06-29. 2023-10-18.
  8. Web site: Uttar Pradesh State Medical Faculty . 29 May 2015 . 25 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210525034617/https://www.upsmfac.org/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Rajsthan Nursing Council. www.rncjaipur.org. 2016-04-14.
  10. Web site: Madhya Pradesh Nurses Registration Council. mpnrc.mp.gov.in. 2016-04-14.
  11. Web site: West Bengal Nursing Council. www.wbnc.in.

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