The Ministry of Law and Justice (MoLJ) on August 14, 2023, issued the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023.
The following has been stated namely: -
• This act is to provide for regulation and maintenance of standards of education and services by nursing and midwifery professionals, assessment of institutions, maintenance of a National Register and State Registers, and creation of a system to improve access, research, and development and adoption of latest scientific advancement and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
• The Composition of the National Commission has been stated in the notification
• The Term and the process of Removal of Members has been stated
• The powers of the commission are stated namely: -
1. The National Commission shall ensure a coordinated and integrated development of education and maintenance of the standards of delivery of services, with periodic revisions.
2. Provide standards for nursing and midwifery faculty and clinical facility in a teaching institution
3. Provide a uniform mechanism for admission into the nursing and midwifery institutions at various levels
• The provisions relating to Registration have been inserted
• The Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 shall stand repealed and the Indian Nursing Council shall stand dissolved.
It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
[Notification No. 29]
