(1)

With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf, there shall be constituted a Commission to be called the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Profession for exercising such powers and discharging such duties as may be laid down under this Act.

(2)

The Commission shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall by the same name sue or be sued.

(3)

The Commission shall consist of the following, namely:—

(a) a person having an outstanding ability, proven administrative capacity and integrity and possessing a postgraduate degree in any profession of recognised category of allied and healthcare sciences from any University with experience of not less than twenty-five years in the field of allied and healthcare sciences, out of which at least ten years shall be as a leader in the area of allied and healthcare professions to be appointed by the Central Government—Chairperson;

(b) a person having an outstanding ability, proven administrative capacity and integrity, possessing a postgraduate degree in any profession of recognised category of allied and healthcare sciences from any University with experience of not less than twenty years in the field of allied and healthcare sciences, out of which at least ten years shall be as a leader in the area of allied and healthcare professions—Vice-Chairperson;

(c) the following persons shall be the ex officio Members of the Commission, namely:—

(a) Atomic Energy Regulatory Board;

(b) National Medical Commission; and

(c) Rehabilitation Council of India;

(a) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi;

(b) All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mumbai;

(c) Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry;

(d) North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong;

(e) Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities, Delhi;

(f) National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bengaluru;

(g) National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad;

(h) National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Cuttack;

(i) National Institute of Orthopedically Handicapped, Kolkata;

(j) All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, Karnataka;

(k) Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala; and

(l) Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai;

(d) the following persons shall be the Part-time Members of the Commission, namely:—