‘Nursing council letter on power of recognition illegal’
tnn | Feb 22, 2019, 05.22 AM IST
Nagpur:
The Private Nursing Schools and College Management Association in the state and other such associations across the country have strongly objected to the Indian Nursing Council (INC) letter stating that INC still has the power to inspect all nursing colleges for infrastructure, manpower etc for recognition of colleges. The association has claimed that this is contempt of the Supreme Court and hence the associations will be challenging this soon in the court.
The INC has also stated that the students passing out from these colleges cannot practice outside the state. The SC order on January 22 has clearly stated that the students can practice anywhere in country. SC has also stated that the power for recognition of degree courses will lie with the respective state nursing councils. The respective health universities and state boards will only have the other powers of holding exams and registration of the students. According to SC, nursing graduates can practice anywhere in the country.
The president of the association Balasaheb Pawar told TOI that the directives issued by the INC were completely illegal and violation of the SC order. “When SC has demarcated the jurisdictions, INC stands nowhere. The SC has only interpreted the INC Act which never actually had the power to give recognition to the nursing colleges. The INC has been trying to amend the Act but the issue was never cleared by the Parliament,” he said.
R Mali, former president of the state association, says that though INC was expected to be an autonomous body its present chairman Dilip Kumar has been misleading the council.
Advocate Chandrakant Jadhav from Aurangabad High Court where the case was first filed by the association also terms the present INC letter as contempt of court.
tnn | Feb 22, 2019, 05.22 AM IST
Nagpur:
The Private Nursing Schools and College Management Association in the state and other such associations across the country have strongly objected to the Indian Nursing Council (INC) letter stating that INC still has the power to inspect all nursing colleges for infrastructure, manpower etc for recognition of colleges. The association has claimed that this is contempt of the Supreme Court and hence the associations will be challenging this soon in the court.
The INC has also stated that the students passing out from these colleges cannot practice outside the state. The SC order on January 22 has clearly stated that the students can practice anywhere in country. SC has also stated that the power for recognition of degree courses will lie with the respective state nursing councils. The respective health universities and state boards will only have the other powers of holding exams and registration of the students. According to SC, nursing graduates can practice anywhere in the country.
The president of the association Balasaheb Pawar told TOI that the directives issued by the INC were completely illegal and violation of the SC order. “When SC has demarcated the jurisdictions, INC stands nowhere. The SC has only interpreted the INC Act which never actually had the power to give recognition to the nursing colleges. The INC has been trying to amend the Act but the issue was never cleared by the Parliament,” he said.
R Mali, former president of the state association, says that though INC was expected to be an autonomous body its present chairman Dilip Kumar has been misleading the council.
Advocate Chandrakant Jadhav from Aurangabad High Court where the case was first filed by the association also terms the present INC letter as contempt of court.
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