Affiliation – Shakuntla School & College Of Nursing

INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL

To Establish Uniforms Standards of Training for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors.

The Indian Nursing Council is an Autonomous Body under the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare was constituted by the Central Government under section 3(1) of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 of parliament in order to establish a uniform standard of training for nurses, Midwives and health visitors.
Nurses Registration & Tracking System (NRTS) – A Live Register of Nurses.

Functions

Its functions are as follow:

Recognition of nursing qualifications in India.
Granting any nursing qualification: Grants a qualification in general nursing, midwifery, health visiting or public health nursing.
The Council may enter into negotiations with any authority [in any territory of India to which this Act does not extend or foreign country] which by the law of such territory or country is entrusted with the maintenance of a register of nurses midwives or health visitors; for the settling of a scheme of reciprocity for the recognition of nursing qualifications.
Indian Nursing Council has the Power to require information as to courses of study and training and examinations.
Inspect any institution recognized as a training institution, and to attend examinations held for the purpose of granting any recognized qualification or recognized higher qualification in India.

DELHI NURSING COUNCIL

Delhi Nursing Act, 1997 (Delhi Act No.3 of 1999)

The Delhi Nursing Council developed after sustained efforts were put in by a group of nursing professionals in the year 1995 and who worked as a committee in close conduct with the Health Minister of Delhi. In the year 1997, bill got passed and in the year 2001, Delhi Nursing Council Act, 1997, Act No. 3 of 1999 along with rules, was notified on June 11, 2001. In August, 2001 the constitution of Delhi Nursing Council was published and May 17, 2002. The Health Minister of Govt. NCT Delhi inaugurated the council.

To provide data base of available practicing nurses in the state of Delhi

To improve standards of health care in the state of Delhi
To serve as an agency to develop nursing staffing norms, recruitment Policy, pay & remuneration and any other nursing related policies.

To enable the nurses, ANM/FHW, Midwives, Female Health Assistants to provide care to the patients by safe practices

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University has been established by Govt. of NCT of Delhi under the provisions of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Act, 1998. The University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), India under Section 2 (f) and 12 (b) of the UGC Act. The University graded as “A++” by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore for the period of 07 Years w.e.f 14.02.2023. It is an affiliating and teaching University which aims at facilitating and promoting studies, research and extension work in emerging areas of higher education with focus on professional education, for example engineering, technology, management studies, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, law, etc., and also to achieve excellence in these and connected fields and other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.