Notification of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions 7th (Removal of Difficulties) order, 2024

2138 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1421] NEW DELH I, WEDNESDAY , MARCH 20, 2024 /PHALGUNA 30, 1945 CG-DL-E-20032024-253264 CG-DL-E-20032024-253264 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ORDER New Delhi, the 20th March , 2024 S.O. 1490(E).—Whereas the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021 (14 of 2021) (hereinafter referred to as the Act) came into force on 25thMay, 2021, in terms of Section 1(2) of the Act . AND WHEREAS sub -section (1) of section 22 provides t hat every State Government shall, by notification, within six months from the date of commencement of this Act, constitute a State Council to be called the State Allied and Healthcare Council for exercising such powers and discharging such duties as may be laid down under this Act. AND WHEREAS due to ongoing elections and the difficulty in finding adequate experienced professionals in the specific category in Allied and Healthcare professions as per the provisions of the Act by the States/UTs and also du e to the Legislative/statutory formalities/procedures, the State Allied and Healthcare Councils could not be constituted by State Governments within stipulated period and because of that difficulties have arisen regarding compliance with the said provision s of section 22 of the Act. AND WHEREAS the stipulated period was extended to three years from the date of commencement of Act by Order viz., the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions 6th(Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2023, dated 02 .11.2023. AND WHEREAS, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 69 of the Act, the Central Government hereby makes the following Order, to remove the above said difficulties, namely: 1. Short title and commencement: (1) This Order may be called the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions 7th(Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2024 . (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the official Gazette. 2. It is hereby clarified th at all the State Governments/Union Territories shall, as soon as may be but within three years and six months from the date of commencement of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021, constitute State Allied and Healthcare C ouncils. [F. No. Z-28016/03/2021 -AHS ] Dr. VIPUL AGGARWAL, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, Ne w Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.