Union ministry of health and family welfare has pulled up the Dental Council of India (DCI) over invalid appointments of its members while seeking an urgent reply in the matter.
Recently, the DCI had appointed at least 55 to 60 members under section 3(d) and (e) of the Dentist Act, 1948 in which a notification with the health ministry is mandatory.
"It has come to the notice of the ministry that DCI has been issuing notifications for other categories of the Dentist Act, 1948, especially u/s 3(d) and (e)without consulting the central government in the matter. In this connection, attention is invited to the provisions under chapter II of the Dentist Act, 1948, which empowers the central government to constitute the council. The membership to the council is valid only if he/she is appointed by the central government by an order or notification. The practice of DCI of not sending names of the selected/nominated candidates for notification by the government, therefore, is not correct in view of the statuary provision," said Sudhir Kumar, under secretary, health ministry in a letter to the DCI.
The DCI is constituted by an act of Parliament - The Dentists Act 1948 (XVI of 1948) - with a view to regulate the dental education, dental profession and dental ethics thereto came into existence in March 1949.
"Any violation of statutes is illegal. Illegal persons are enlisted by the council just to settle some personal score," said Dr J.M. Jeyaraj, former member of the DCI.
He said: "Upon unearthing the gross violations, the government has written to DCI that membership is invalid without notification and nominations and elections have to be done as per statutes and regulations. If the DCI remains defiant, the government will be forced to deal with an iron hand into large-scale corruption in DCI with arrests and raids that could sully its image."
The council elects from the members its president, vicepresident and members of the executive committee. The elected president and the vice-president are the ex-officio chairman and vice chairman of the executive committee. The executive committee is the governing body of DCI dealing with all procedural, financial and day-to-day activities and affairs of the council.
When contacted, DCI president Dr Dibyendu Mazumder said: "I have already verbally replied to the health ministry about the matter. There was a court order in which the court allowed to include members without notification in one case. I will be replying to the ministry soon on the issue."
Experts in the dental field claim that the court order was for a case 20 years ago which doesn't mean that DCI has got the power to include names without central government notification and in violation of nomination.
Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/union-health-ministry-demands-explanation-over-dental-appointments/1/417759.html
Recently, the DCI had appointed at least 55 to 60 members under section 3(d) and (e) of the Dentist Act, 1948 in which a notification with the health ministry is mandatory.
"It has come to the notice of the ministry that DCI has been issuing notifications for other categories of the Dentist Act, 1948, especially u/s 3(d) and (e)without consulting the central government in the matter. In this connection, attention is invited to the provisions under chapter II of the Dentist Act, 1948, which empowers the central government to constitute the council. The membership to the council is valid only if he/she is appointed by the central government by an order or notification. The practice of DCI of not sending names of the selected/nominated candidates for notification by the government, therefore, is not correct in view of the statuary provision," said Sudhir Kumar, under secretary, health ministry in a letter to the DCI.
The DCI is constituted by an act of Parliament - The Dentists Act 1948 (XVI of 1948) - with a view to regulate the dental education, dental profession and dental ethics thereto came into existence in March 1949.
"Any violation of statutes is illegal. Illegal persons are enlisted by the council just to settle some personal score," said Dr J.M. Jeyaraj, former member of the DCI.
He said: "Upon unearthing the gross violations, the government has written to DCI that membership is invalid without notification and nominations and elections have to be done as per statutes and regulations. If the DCI remains defiant, the government will be forced to deal with an iron hand into large-scale corruption in DCI with arrests and raids that could sully its image."
The council elects from the members its president, vicepresident and members of the executive committee. The elected president and the vice-president are the ex-officio chairman and vice chairman of the executive committee. The executive committee is the governing body of DCI dealing with all procedural, financial and day-to-day activities and affairs of the council.
When contacted, DCI president Dr Dibyendu Mazumder said: "I have already verbally replied to the health ministry about the matter. There was a court order in which the court allowed to include members without notification in one case. I will be replying to the ministry soon on the issue."
Experts in the dental field claim that the court order was for a case 20 years ago which doesn't mean that DCI has got the power to include names without central government notification and in violation of nomination.
Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/union-health-ministry-demands-explanation-over-dental-appointments/1/417759.html
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