Indian Nursing Council
The 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. Since 1947 Indian Nursing Council Act has undergone minimal amendments. This resulted in several anomalies that have impacted the morale of Registered Nurses in India especially those practicing in the private sector. The last amendment of the act was in the year 2006. According to the original act the function of the council is to provide uniformity in nursing education.
Address
Indian
Nursing Council
8th Floor , NBCC Center,
Plot No. 2, Community Center
Okhla Phase-I
New Delhi – 110020
Phone : +91 – 11 – 66616800, 66616821, 66616822
Fax : +91 – 11 – 66616806
Email : secy.inc@gov.in , js.inc@gov.in
Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council.
Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council (KNMC) is an autonomous statutory body constituted by the Government of Kerala under the provisions of Nurses and Midwives Act 1953. As per G.O.(MS) No: 559/2008/H&FWD dated 03-11-2008, the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council was separated from the Travancore-Cochin Medical Councils and is functioning independently under the Registrar from Nursing Profession. Dr. Kochuthresiamma Thomas was the first Registrar. Prof. Valsa. K. Panicker is the present Registrar.
Address
The Registrar
Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council,
Red Cross Road,
Thiruvananthapuram – 695 035
Kerala.
Kerala University of Health Sciences
The Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) was established by the ‘Kerala University of Health Sciences Act 2010’, for ensuring proper and systematic instruction, teaching, training and research in Modern Medicine, Homoeopathy and Indian Systems of Medicine including Ayurveda, Siddha, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani and other allied sciences and also to have uniformity in the various academic programmes in medical and allied subjects in the State of Kerala. The University is situated at Thrissur, Kerala.
The University is mandated to affiliate all Colleges and Institutions in Kerala, imparting professional education in health care. So far 249 professional colleges have been affiliated to the University.
Address
Kerala University of Health Sciences
Medical college PO
Thrissur, Kerala, IndiaPin 680 596.
Phone: +91 487 2207664
Fax: +91 487 2207616
Email : helpdesk@kuhs.ac.in