Govt introduces two new Health Bills in Lok Sabha

The central government introduced two new health bills including National Dental Commission Bill and National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill in the House on Monday.

The government on Monday introduced two health Bills — National Dental Commission Bill, 2023 and National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023 — in Parliament.

The Bills seek to repeal Dentists Act, 1948 and Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947, and propose to form regulatory bodies for dentists and nurses and midwives on the lines of the National Medical Commission (NMC), with autonomous boards for undergraduate and postgraduate education, assessment and rating board, and an ethics and registration board that will look at different aspects of dental and nursing education.

National Dental Commission Bill 2023 which will regulate the profession of dentistry in the country, provide for quality and affordable dental education, and to make high-quality oral healthcare accessible. 

According to official sources, the composition of the dental commission will be similar to that of the National Medical Commission, which had replaced the Medical Council of India, as reported by First Post.

National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill 2023 will 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.

Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was also tabled on Monday. The bill, tabled by Union minister Virendra Kumar, seeks to include Mahra and Mahara communities in the Scheduled Castes’ list of Chhattisgarh. Assembly elections are due to be held in the state later this year.

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