Indian Nursing Council

Indian Nursing Council
AbbreviationINC
Formation1947; 77 years ago (1947)
TypePublic
Legal statusActive
PurposeNursing, Nurse education
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Location
  • 8th Floor, NBCC Center, Plot No. 2, Community Center, Okhla Phase-I, New Delhi, Delhi 110020
Coordinates24°52′46″N 71°15′16″E / 24.8794319°N 71.2543738°E / 24.8794319; 71.2543738
Official language
English
President
T. Dileep Kumar
Vice President
Dr. Jogendra Sharma
Parent organization
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Websitewww.indiannursingcouncil.org

Indian Nursing Council is a national regulatory body for nurses and nurse education in India. It is an autonomous body under the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, constituted by the Central Government under section 3(1) of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 of Indian parliament.[1] According to the original act the function of the council is to provide "uniformity in nursing education".

  1. ^ "THE INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL ACT, 1947" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2018.