Lok Sabha is all set to finalize National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill 2020 in the monsoon session

The efforts made for the last two years can be given full shape in this monsoon session of the Parliament. Yes, we are talking about NNMC Bill 2020 which was proposed by Nirmala Sitaraman in Lok Sabha last year but could not be passed. In the session starting from July 18, total 24 bills will be presented, out of which two bills related to health services have also been included which are as follows:

National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill 2020
National Dental Commission Bill

The process of creating and implementing the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission by abolishing the Indian Nursing Council started with the draft bill in 2020 and public comments were also taken on it. This session of Parliament will try to pass the NNMC BIll so that the series which runs from 2021 can be completed. Many health-related bills were passed in the year 2020 and 2021, out of which only one NNMC bill remained, which will be presented now.

Many provisions have been kept in the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, which is going to happen for the first time in the history of India, in which it is important to abolish the National Nursing Council Act of 1947 and the formation of new boards and councils will start.

The monsoon session of Parliament will run from 18 July to 12 August 2022.

The main goal of creating the commission is to bring transparency, efficiency, and governance reforms to nursing. National Medical Commission (NMC) was the first step by the Modi government in the direction of healthcare reforms. There are many commissions and healthcare changes done in the last two years listed below

• The National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Bill, 2021
• The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Bill, 2021
• The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021
• The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021
• The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021
• The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2020
• The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020
• The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020
• The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020
• The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020
• The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020
• The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020
• The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020
• The Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill, 2020
• The National Medical Commission Bill, 2019
• The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019
• The National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019
• The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019

Once the nursing commission is set up, below independent central boards will be created:

• Board of Nursing and Under Graduate Education
• Board of Nursing and Post Graduate Education
• Nursing and midwifery Rating and Measurement Board, also
• Nursing and Midwifery Ethics Board and Registration Board

In addition to the boards, The Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Council will also be created and The Indian Nursing Council will no longer be operational.