Abbreviation | INC |
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Formation | 1947 |
Type | Public |
Legal status | Active |
Purpose | Nursing, Nurse education |
Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Location |
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Coordinates | 24°52′46″N 71°15′16″E / 24.8794319°N 71.2543738°E |
Official language | English |
President | T. Dileep Kumar |
Vice President | Dr Jogendra Sharma |
Parent organization | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
Website |
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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".
It's functions are as follow: [1]
There are many registered state-level nursing councils. [2] They are granted autonomous rights by the nursing council.
Council Body [1] | State | Year of Establishment |
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Andhra Pradesh Nurses & Midwives Council [3] | Andhra Pradesh | 1963 |
Arunachal Pradesh Nursing Council | Arunachal Pradesh | |
Assam Nurses Midwives & Health Visitor Council [4] | Assam | 1953 |
Bihar Nurses Registration Council | Bihar | |
Chhattisgarh Nursing Council | Chhattisgarh | |
Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council | Kerala | 1953 |
Maharashtra Nursing Council | Maharashtra | |
Delhi Nursing Council [5] | New Delhi | 1997 |
Goa Nursing Council | Goa | |
Haryana Nurses & Nurses-Midwives Council [6] | Haryana | |
Punjab Nurses Registration Council | Punjab | 2006 |
Karnataka Nursing Council [7] | Karnataka | 1961 |
Uttar Pradesh Nurses & Midwives Council [8] | Uttar Pradesh | 1934 |
Tamil Nadu Nurses And Midwives Council | Tamil Nadu | 1926 |
Rajasthan Nursing Council [9] | Rajasthan | 1964 |
Madhya Pradesh Nurses Registration Council [10] | Madhya Pradesh | 1973 |
West Bengal Nursing Council [11] | West Bengal | 1936 |