Section 4 - National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023

The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023

4. Composition of National Commission.-

The National Commission shall consist of a Chairperson, sixteen ex officio Members and twelve Members as follows, namely:-

(a) a person having outstanding ability, proven administrative capacity and integrity and possessing a postgraduate degree in nursing and midwifery profession from any University with experience of not less than twenty years in the field of nursing and midwifery, out of which at least ten years shall be as a nursing and midwifery leader, to be appointed by the Central Government-Chairperson;

(b) one representative of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India who is in-charge of nursing and midwifery-Member, ex officio;

(c) one representative of the Ministry of Defence not below the rank of Additional Director General, Military Nursing Services to the Government of India in the Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services-Member, ex officio;

(d) one representative of the Directorate General of Health Services not below the rank of Additional Director General-Member, ex officio;

(e) one person representing the National Medical Commission not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India-Member, ex officio;

(f) President of each of the Autonomous Boards constituted under section 11-Members, ex officio;

(g) three persons, not below the rank of Chief Nursing Officer or Nursing Superintendent of any of the hospitals or Dean or Principal of College of Nursing, as the case may be, to be nominated by the Central Government from Central Government hospitals or Nursing and Midwifery Institutions of repute in such manner as may be prescribed-Members, ex officio;

(h) one person from each of the six zones, as may be prescribed, not below the rank of Chairperson, who shall be a nursing and midwifery professional, representing the State Commissions, on biennial rotation in the alphabetical order as per the zonal distribution of States and Union territories, to be nominated in such manner as may be prescribed-Members, ex officio;

(i) six nursing members of eminence, one from each of the six zones, as may be prescribed, from nursing and midwifery profession of outstanding ability, proven administrative capacity and integrity, possessing a postgraduate degree in any discipline of nursing and midwifery from any University and having experience of not less than fifteen years in the field of nursing and midwifery, out of which at least seven years shall be as a nursing and midwifery leader, to be nominated by the State Governments in such manner as may be prescribed-Members:

Provided that the States and Union territories represented under clauses (h) and (i) shall be distinct;

(j) four nursing and midwifery members of eminence, of which at least two shall be midwifery professionals, of outstanding ability, proven administrative capacity and integrity, possessing a postgraduate degree in any discipline of nursing and midwifery from any University and having experience of not less than fifteen years in the field of nursing and midwifery, out of which at least seven years shall be as a nursing and midwifery leader, to be nominated by the Central Government in such manner as may be prescribed-Members;

(k) one person representing charitable institutions engaged in education or services in the field of nursing and midwifery and having such qualification and experience, to be appointed by the Central Government in such manner as may be prescribed-Member; and

(l) a person of eminence to be appointed by the Central Government, in such manner as may be prescribed, from amongst persons of ability, integrity and standing, who have special knowledge and professional experience in such areas including management, law, medical ethics, health research, consumer or patient rights advocacy, science and technology and economics-Member.