Bhubaneswar: In order to have a common guideline and to have a rational fee structure, the Government formulated new guidelines for issue of NOC for different courses of Nursing, D Pharm, B Pharm, M Pharm, DMLT, DMRT, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and different Allied Medical Science Courses in the state.
Considering different grievances, a high level committee recommended certain modifications to the existing guidelines, a government notification stated.
The modifications are as follows–
- The GIS and Gap analysis system for determining the requirement of number of institutions in a district shall be discontinued. No application prior to issue of this notification shall be entertained for revalidation.
- Private entrepreneurs shall be encouraged for establishing high quality and sustainable healthcare educational institutions for imparting qualitative high-skilled education in Nursing, Pharmacy & Allied Medical Science courses and generate high skilled healthcare personnel in the state.
3. Government shall take steps to set up Government institutions as per demand for unserved areas,    if     required.
4. The inspection by the district administration i.e. Collector & DM, ADM, BDO, Deputy Collector, Tahasildar shall be discontinued. The Inspection shall now be conducted by a team of Inspectors who are experts in the Medical or Paramedical or Nursing or Allied Science subjects related to the course applied. The team for inspection shall be prepared by the Chairman of the concerned councils under intimation to Health and Family Welfare Department.
5. All the institutions who are unable to provide quality education and do not fulfill the minimum standard requirements recommended by the concerned Councils shall be discouraged and NOC if issued shall be revoked after following due procedure.
Guidelines or any resolutions issued earlier in this regard stands modified to the above extent while other conditions will remain unaltered, the notification read.
This will be applicable in the entire State from academic session 2023-24.
