Azad moots regulatory body for human resources in health

The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Wednesday mooted setting up of an over-arching regulatory body for human resources in the health sector, a proposal which might clash with the HRD Ministry's plan of forming a similar authority for higher education.

The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Wednesday mooted setting up of an over-arching regulatory body for human resources in the health sector, a proposal which might clash with the HRD Ministry's plan of forming a similar authority for higher education.

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Unveiling his 100-day plan, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said a "National Council for Human Resources in Health would be set up as an over-arching regulatory body."

This body will bring under its umbrella separate entities like the Medical Council of India, the Dental Council of India and relevant bodies for nurses and AYUSH practitioners, which are all "working in isolation" at present, he said.

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal had said last week that the government plans to set up autonomous over-arching authority for higher education and research.

The proposed National Commission for Higher Education and Research will subsume several other regulatory bodies like University Grants Commission, All India Council of Technical Education and Medical Council of India, he had said.

To a question, Azad told reporters that the issue would be sorted between the two ministries.