INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL
 

6.4.1. The Indian Nursing Council is a statutory body constituted under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947. The Council is responsible for regulation and maintenance of a uniform standard of training for Nurses, Midwives, Auxilliary Nurse-Midwives and Health Visitors. The Council prescribes the syllabus and regulations for various nursing courses.

6.4.2. The inspection of Nursing Schools and Examination Centres is done to maintain uniformity and the requisite standard of Nursing Education in the country. During the year 1998-99, 81 Nursing institutions were proposed for inspection, out of which 61 Nursing Institutes including 8 Colleges of Nursing were inspected. According to information collected by the Indian Nursing Council, the total number of qualified nursing personnel in the State Registers upto 31st Dec., 1996 are as follows:

--------------------------------------------------------- Nurses : 5,65,696 --------------------------------------------------------- Auxilliary Nursing & Midwives : 2,83,168 --------------------------------------------------------- Health Visitors : 26,578 ---------------------------------------------------------

6.4.2.(i) A sum of Rs. 12.00 lakh was provided in R.E. 1998-99 which is being released as grant-in-aid to Indian Nursing Council.