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PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 176] NEW DELHI, WEDNES DAY , MARCH 1 3, 2024 /PHALGUNA 23, 1945
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[फा. सं. V.12025/94/2023 -DE]
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Department of Health a nd Family Welfare )
(DENTAL EDUCTION SECTION)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th March , 2024
G.S.R. 189 (E).—In exercise of the pow ers conferred by sub -section (1) read with clauses (a), (b), (c), (d),
(e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (o) and (p) of sub -section (2), of section 53 of the National Dental Commission Act, 2023
(21 of 2023), the Central Government hereby makes the follo wing rules, namely: ––
1. Short title and commencement .–– (1) These rules may be called the National Dental Commission Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions .––(1) In these rul es, unless the context otherwise requires, ––
(a) ―Act‖ means the National Dental Commission Act, 2023 (21 of 2023);
(b) ―Board‖ means any of the Autonomous Board constituted under section 16 of the Act;
(c) ―Commission‖ means the National Dental Commissio n constituted under section 3 of the Act;
(d) ―Secretary‖ means Secretary of the Commission appointed under sub -section (1) of section 8 of the Act;
(e) ―section‖ means section of the Act.
(2) Words and expressions used in these rules and not defined here in but defined in the Act, shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the Act.
3. Manner of appointment of part -time Members under clause (a) of sub -section (4) of section 4. –– (1) The
Central Government shall appoint three part -time Members u nder clause (a) of sub -section (4) of section 4 on the
recommendations of the Search -cum-Selection Committee for a term of four years, from amongst persons having
special knowledge and professional experience of not less than twenty years in areas of manag ement, law, medical
ethics, health research, consumer or patient rights advocacy, science and technology or economics.
(2) As soon as any vacancy of a part -time Member arises, the Search -cum-Selection Committee shall, for the purpose
of recommending suitab le candidates, convene its meeting at the earliest but not later than three months from the
occurrence of such vacancy.
(3) The Search -cum-Selection Committee shall recommend a panel of at least three names for each vacancy of a part -
time Member referred t o it and the persons so appointed shall serve as a Member of the Commission for a full term of
four years.
4. Manner of appointment of part -time Members under clause (b) of sub -section (4) of section 4. –– (1) The
Central Government shall appoint ten part -time Members under clause (b) of sub -section (4) of section 4 from
amongst the members of the Dental Advisory Council nominated under clauses (c) and (d) of sub -section (2) of
section 11, on rotation basis, after every two years, by draw of lots on such dat e as may be decided by the Central
Government.
(2) The draw of lots shall be conducted with paper slips of uniform size, colour and design bearing individual names
of each State and Union territories, which shall be folded in such manner so as to preserve the confidentiality.
(3) There shall be separate draw boxes for the States and the Union territories out of which nine slips shall be picked
up from the draw box for the States and one slip shall be picked up from the draw box of the Union territories.
(4) The draw of lots shall be conducted in the presence of the Union Health Secretary.
(5) The draw of lots at every subsequent two year interval, shall be restricted to those States or Union territories not
represented as Members in the immediately prece ding term.
(6) No State or Union territory shall be represented by more than one nominee in the Commission at a time.
(7) In the event of occurrence of vacancy of a Member, including by reason of death, resignation or removal, the State
Government or the M inistry of Home Affairs, as the case may be, shall nominate another person in his place at the
earliest and within three months from the occurence of such vacancy, and the person so nominated, shall be a Member
only for the remaining term of two years.
5. Manner of appointment of part -time Members under clause (c) of sub -section (4) of section 4. –– (1) Nine
part-time Members from amongst the members of the Dental Advisory Council nominated under clause (e) of sub -
section (2) of section 11, on rotation basi s, after every two years, by draw of lots on such date as may be decided by
the Central Government
(2) The draw of lots shall be conducted with paper slips of uniform size, colour and design bearing individual names
of each State and Union territories, wh ich shall be folded in such manner so as to preserve the confidentiality.
(3) There shall be separate draw boxes for the States and the Union territories out of which eight slips shall be picked
up from the draw box for the States and one slip shall be pic ked up from the draw box of the Union territories.
(4) The first draw of lots shall be restricted to those States and Union territories which are not represented as part -time
Members under rule 4 and the draw of lots at every subsequent two -year interval , shall be restricted to those States
and Union territories not represented as Members in the immediately preceding term.
(5) The draw of lots shall be conducted in the presence of the Union Health Secretary.
(6) No State or Union territory shall be repres ented by more than one nominee in the Commission at a time.
(7) In the event of occurrence of vacancy of a Member, including by reason of death, resignation or removal, the State
Government or the Ministry of Home Affairs, as the case may be, shall nominat e another person in his place at the
earliest and within three months from the date of occurence of such vacancy and the person so nominated shall be a
Member only for the remaining term of two years.
6. Manner of appointment of part -time Members under cl ause (d) of sub -section (4) of section 4. –– (1) The
Central Government shall appoint two part -time Members from amongst dental faculty of the level of Associate
Professor or above, for a period of four years.
(2) The members shall be appointed on the basis of nominations invited from the Central or State or Autonomous
Government Institutes.
(3) In the event of occurrence of vacancy of a Member, including by reason of death, resignation or removal, the
Central or State or Autonomous Government Institute, as the case may be, shall nominate another person in his place
at the earliest and within three months from the date of occurence of such vacancy and the person so nominated shall
serve as a Member for a full term of four years.
7. Nomination of experts as m embers of Search -cum-Selection Committee. – (1) The Central Government shall
nominate the following persons as members of the Search -cum-Selection Committee under clauses (b) and (c) of sub -
section (1) of section 5, namely : ––
(a) three experts, possessing outstanding qualification and experience of not less than twenty -five years in the
field of dental education, public health education and health research from Government Institutes;
(b) one expert, having outstanding qualifications and experience of not l ess than twenty -five years in the field of
management or law or economics or science and technology.
(2) The persons nominated under sub -rule (1) shall serve as members of the Search -cum-Selection Committee for a
term of two years.
(3) In the event of occ urrence of vacancy, including by reason of death, resignation or removal, as the case may be, of
any member of the Search -cum-Selection Committee under sub -rule (1), the Central Government shall nominate
another person as a member at the earliest and withi n three months from the date of occurence of such vacancy and
the person so nominated shall remain a member in the Search Cum Selection Committee for a full term of two years.
8. Salaries and allowances payable to Chairperson and allowances payable to Memb ers of Commission. –– (1)
The salary payable to the Chairperson shall be equivalent to the salary admissible to an Additional Secretary to the
Government of India:
Provided that where the Chairperson is a retired person from the Government, semi -Government agency, public
sector undertaking or recognised research institution, the salary payable together with the pension or pensionery value
of the terminal benefits, or both, received by such Chairperson shall not exceed the last pay drawn.
(2) Where the Chairperson is in the service of the Central Government or a State Government or a Union territory
Administration, his salary and allowances shall be regulated in accordance with the rules applicable to such
Chairperson in his parent cadre or departme nt, or as per sub -rule (1), whichever is higher, and his appointment in the
Commission shall be treated as being on deputation.
(3) The Chairperson and every other Member of the Commission shall be entitled to dearness allowance, travelling
allowances and daily allowances appropriate to their pay at the rates admissible to officers of equivalent level in the
Central Government:
Provided that dearness allowance and travelling allowance of ex officio Members shall be borne by the parent
department or organisation.
(4) The Chairperson and every Member shall be his own controlling officer in respect of his bills relating to travelling
allowances and daily allowances.
9. Secretary of Commission .–– (1) The Central Government shall appoint a Secretary to the Commission who shall
be a person of of outstanding ability, proven administrative capacity and integrity and possessing the following
qualifications and experience, namely: ––
(i) a post -graduate degree in any discipline preferably related to Dental or Public Health or Health
Administration from any University or Institute; and
(ii) holding analogous post on regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or
(iii) with minimum three years’ regular service in Level 13 in the pay matrix or equivalent ther eto; or
(iv) with minimum seven years’ regular service in Level 12 in the pay matrix or equivalent thereto; and
(v) having experience in the Central Government or a State Government or any statutory body or recognised
organisation or institution of not le ss than twelve years in his related service or profession along with
administrative experience of not less than five years.
(2) A person who has completed the age of fifty -five years on the date of application shall not be eligible for the post
of Secretar y.
(3) The salary payable to the Secretary shall be equivalent to the salary of Joint Secretary to the Government of
India.
(4) The Secretary shall be entitled for dearness allowance, travelling allowances and daily allowances appropriate to
his pay at the rates admissible to Joint Secretary to the Government of India.
(5) The Secretary shall hold office for a term of four years or till he attain the age of sixty years, whichever is earlier.
10. Nomination of member of Dental Advisory Council under the second proviso to clause (d) of sub -section (2) of
section 11 .– Where there is no Government Dental College in any State or Union territory, the State Government or
in case of a Union territory, the Ministry of Home Affairs shall, nominate a person posse ssing the following dental
qualifications and experience, as a member of the Dental Advisory Council under the second proviso to clause (d) of
sub-section (2) of section 11, namely: –
(a) a post -graduate degree in any discipline of dental sciences from a re cognised University or institute;
(b) registered with the National Register or State Register; and
(c) having experience of not less than fifteen years in the field of dental sciences.
11. Manner of appointment of second part -time Members of Boards under s ub-section (5) of section 17 . – (1)
The Central Government shall appoint under sub -section (5) of section 17, a second part -time Member for each of the
Boards by draw of lots from amongst the Members of the Commission appointed under clause (c) of the sub-section
(4) of section 4 who have given their consent to serve as second part time Member of Autonomous Board and the
name of any unwilling Member shall not be included in the draw box.
(2) Three slips shall be picked from out of the nine slips in the draw box containing the names of the nine States.
(3) The name appearing in the first slip shall represent the second part -time Member of the Undergraduate and
Postgraduate Dental Education Board, the name appearing in the second slip shall represent the second part -time
Member of the Dental Assessment and Rating Board and the name appearing in the third slip shall represent the
second part -time Member of the Ethics and Dental Registration Board.
(4) The draw of lots shall be conducted in the presence of t he Union Health Secretary.
(5) The term of the second part -time Members shall be co -terminus with their membership in the Commission under
clause (c) of sub -section (4) of section 4.
(6) In the event of occurrence of vacancy at any time, the Central Gove rnment shall appoint another second part -time
Member in the manner provided in this rule.
12. Salaries and allowances payable to President and whole -time Members, and allowances payable to part -
time Members, of Boards. –
(1) The salary of the President an d whole -time Members of a Board shall be equivalent to the salary of an officer of
the level of Joint Secretary to the Government of India:
Provided that where the President or a whole -time Member of a Board, is a retired person from the
Gover nment, semi -Government agency, public sector undertaking or recognised research institution, the salary
payable together with the pension or pensionery value of the terminal benefits, or both, received by such President or
whole -time Member shall not excee d the last pay drawn.
(2) Where the President or a whole -time Member of a Board is in the service of the Central Government or a State
Government or a Union territory Administration, his salary and allowances shall be regulated in accordance with the
rules applicable to such President or a whole -time Member in his parent cadre or department, or as per sub -rule (1),
whichever is higher, and his appointment in the Commission shall be treated as being on deputation.
(3) The President and whole -time Members of each Board shall be entitled for dearness allowance appropriate to their
pay at the rates admissible to officers of equivalent level in the Central Government.
(4) The President and every other Member of each of the Boards shall be entitled to travelling allowance and daily
allowances at the rates appropriate to their pay admissible to officers of equal rank in the Central Government.
13. Sitting fee .––The ex -officio and part time Members of the Commission and the part -time Members of each Board,
shall be entitled to a sitting fee of five thousand rupees for each day of sitting of the Commission or the Board as the
case may be.
14. Leave. – The Chairperson and Members of the Commission appointed under clauses (a) to (d) of sub -section (4) of
section 4, the S ecretary to the Commission and the President and whole -time Members of each Board shall be entitled
to––
(a) earned leave, half pay leave and commuted leave as admissible to Central Government servants in
accordance with the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules,1972, as amended from time to time; and
(b) extraordinary leave as admissible to the temporary Central Government servants under the Central Civil
Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, as amended from time to time.
15. Leave sanctioning authority. – (1) The C entral Government shall be the authority competent to sanction leave to
the Chairperson of the Commission.
(2) The Chairperson of the Commission shall be the authority competent to sanction leave to, –
(a) the Members, other than ex officio Members of Com mission and the Secretary; and
(b) the President of a Board.
(3) The President of a Board shall be the authority to sanction leave to the whole -time Member of that Board.
16. Contributory Provident Fund. – The Chairperson and the President and whole -time Members of Board, –
(a) shall be governed by the provisions of the Contributory Provident Fund Rules (India), 1962 and there shall
be no option to subscribe under the General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960;
(b) shall not be entitled to addit ional pension and gratuity for the service rendered by them in the Board
17. Application of Central Civil Services Rules. – The Chairperson, Secretary, President and whole -time Members
of the Commission and the Boards, as the case may be, shall be governed by the provisions of the Central Civil
Service (Conduct) Rules during their tenure .
18. Declaration of assets, professional and commercial engagement or involvement. –– The Chairperson,
Secretary, President, and Members of the Commission and Boards shall –
(a) file a return of their assets and liabilities in Form A annexed to these rules;
(b) declare their professional and commercial engagement or involvement at the time of appointment, and at
the time of demitting office as such Chairperson or Secretary or Member, in Form B annexed to these rules.
19. Other powers and functions of Commission. –– In addition to the powers and functions of the Commission
specified in section 10 , the Commission shall ––
(a) undertake study to reduce the cost of dental educati on in the country;
(b) suggest, among others, adoption of modern technology, intensive use of infrastructure, faculty sharing, and
global best practices with a view to reduce the cost of education and make it more accessible;
(c) decide the manner of hear ing appeals against the decisions of Boards:
Provided that where an appeal is filed against the decision of a Board, the President of such Board shall
not participate in the appeal proceedings;
(d) make regulations after
(i) consulting all Stat e Governments, Union territory Administrations and other stakeholders, such as,
association of dental professionals, association of resident dentists and patient rights bodies;
(ii) giving wide publicity by placing draft regulations on the website of the C ommission for a period of thirty
days;
(iii) taking into consideration all objections or suggestions received from the general public;
(iv) Consulting the Legislative Department in the Ministry of Law and Justice on the final draft of the
regulations throu gh the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare;
(e) endorse a copy of each major decision taken by the Commission to the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare through its Secretary and publish it on the website of the Commission;
(f) furnish such information or report to the Central Government as may be required by the Central
Government from time to time
20. Compensation payable to erstwhile employees of Dental Council of India. – (1) The Commission shall decide
on the premature termination and compensation payable to the regular employees of the erstwhile Dental Council of
India within a period of one year as provided in sub -section (5) of Section 58.
(2) An employee of the erstwhile Dental Council of India, unless continued with the Commission on contract b asis,
shall be paid an advance amount equivalent to three months’ salary at the time of termination of his service which
shall be deducted from the total compensation package.
(3) An employee of the erstwhile Dental Council of India who is not continued w ith the Commission, shall be paid
compensation package including pensionary benefits applicable to such employee as per the terms and conditions
of his service at the time of his appointment in the erstwhile Dental Council of India.
Form A
[See rule 18 (a)]
DECLARATION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Details of immovable property
Name
(in block
letters) Name of
District,
Sub-
Division,
Taluk
& Village
or City
in which
property is
situated
(full Name and
Details
of Property,
Housing, Lan ds
and Other
Buildings Cost of construction/
Acquirement (and year
when purchased)
including of land in case
of house Present
Value * How acquired,
whether by
purchase,
lease **,
mortgage,
inheritance,
gift or
otherwise with
date of
acquisition
& name with Annual
Income
from
Property
Remarks
location &
postal
address) details of
person(s)
from whom
acquired
Self
Spouse
Dependent
DECLARATION
I, ------------------------------------------- hereby declare that the information given above is true and correct to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
In the event of any change in the information given above, I undertake to intimate the same .
Yours faithfully ,
Signature/thumb impression
Date:
Form B
[See rule 18 (b) ]
Declaration of profess ional and commercial engagements or involvement
on first appointment and at the time of demitting office
Sl.No Relation Name Professional position held in last
three years from the date of
declarations, if any Commercial engagements
/involvement held in l ast three years
from the date of declarations, if any
1 Self
2 Spouse
3 Dependent -1
4 Dependent -2
5.* Dependent -3
Date…………………..
Signature………………...
[F. No. V.12025/94/2023 -DE]
Dr. VIPUL AGGARWAL, Jt. Secy .
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