Indian Nursing Council

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Indian Nursing Council
AbbreviationINC
Formation1947;77 years ago (1947)
Type Public
Legal statusActive
Purpose Nursing, Nurse education
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Location
  • 8th Floor , NBCC Center, Plot No. 2, Community Center, Okhla Phase-I, New Delhi, Delhi 110020
Coordinates 24°52′46″N71°15′16″E / 24.8794319°N 71.2543738°E / 24.8794319; 71.2543738
Official language
English
President
T. Dileep Kumar
Vice President
Dr Jogendra Sharma
Parent organization
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Website www.indiannursingcouncil.org

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".

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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 [1] StateYear of Establishment
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

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