INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ACT, 1956
(1) This Act may be called The All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise, requires, --
(a) 'Fund' means the fund of the Institute referred to in section 16;
(b) 'Governing Body' means the Governing Body of the Institute;
(c) Institute means the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences established under section 3;
(d) 'member' means a member of the Institute;
(e) 'regulation' means a regulation made by the Institute;
(f) 'rule' means a rule made by the Central Government.
(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act an institution to be called the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
(2) The Institute 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 said name sue and be sued.
The Institute shall consist of the following members, namely: --
(a) the Vice-Chancellor of the Delhi University, ex officio;
(b) the Director General of Health Services, Government of India, ex officio;
(c) the Director of the Institute, ex officio;
(d) two representatives of the Central Government to be nominated by that Government, one from the Ministry of Finance and one from the Ministry of Education;
(e) five persons of whom one shall be a non-medical scientist representing the Indian Science Congress Association, to be nominated by the Central Government;
(f) four representatives of the medical faculties of Indian Universities to be nominated by the Cent
It is hereby declared that the Institute shall be an institution of national importance.
(1) Save as otherwise provided in the section, the term of office of a member shall be five years from the date of his nomination or election:
PROVIDED that the term of office of a member elected under clause (g) of section 4 shall come to an end as soon as he1[becomes a Minister or Minister of State or Deputy Minister, or the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker of the House of the People, or the Deputy Chairman of the Council of States or] ceases to be a member of the House from which he was elected.
(2) The term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office in virtue of which he is such a member.
(3) The term of office of a member nominated or elected to fill a casual vacancy shall continue for the remainder of the term of the member in whose place he is nominated
(1) There shall be a President of the Institute who shall be nominated by the Central Government from among the members other than the Director of the Institute
(2) The President shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as are laid down in this Act or as may be prescribed by rules or regulations.
The President and members shall receive such allowances, if any, from the Institute as may be prescribed by rules.
The Institute shall hold its first meeting at such time and place as may be appointed by the Central Government and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at the first meeting as may be laid down by that Government; and thereafter the Institute shall meet at such times and places and observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings as may be prescribed by regulation.
(1) There shall be a Governing Body of the Institute which shall be constituted by the Institute from among its members in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations
(2) The Governing Body shall be the executive committee of the Institute and shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as the Institute may, by regulations made in this behalf, confer or impose upon it.
(3) The President of the Institute shall be the Chairman of the Governing Body and as Chairman thereof shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be prescribed by regulations.
(4) The procedure to be followed in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions by the Governing Body, and the term of office of, and the manner of filling vacancies among, the members of the Governing Body
(1) There shall be a Chief Executive Officer of the Institute who shall be designated as the Director of the Institute and shall, subject to such rules as may be made by the Central Government in this behalf, be appointed by the Institute:
PROVIDED that the first director of the Institute shall be appointed by the Central Government
1[(1A) The Director shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office or until he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier:
Provided that any person holding office as a Director immediately before the commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2007, shall in so far as his appointment is inconsistent with the
The Institute shall be located in New Delhi.
The objects of the Institute shall be--
(a) to develop patterns of teaching in under-graduate and post-graduate medical education in all its branches so as to demonstrate a high standard of medical education to all medical colleges and other allied institutions in India;
(b) to bring together in one place educational facilities of the highest order for the training of personnel in all important branches of health activity; and
(c) to attain self sufficiency in post-graduate medical education
With a view to promotion of the objects specified in section 13, the Institute may--
(a) provide for under-graduate and post-graduate teaching in the science of modern medicine and other allied sciences, including physical and biological sciences;
(b) provide facilities for research in the various branches of such sciences;
(c) provide for the teaching of humanities in the under graduate courses;
(d) conduct experiments in new methods of medical education, both under graduate and post-graduate, in order to arrive at satisfactory standards of such education;
(e) prescribe courses and curricula for both under-graduate and post graduate studies;
(f) notwithstandin
Central Government may, under appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the Institute in each financial year such sums of money and in such manner as may be considered necessary by that Government for the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions under this Act.
(1) The Institute shall maintain a Fund to which shall be credited-
(a) all moneys provided by the Central Government;
(b) all fees and other charges received by the Institute;
(c) all moneys received by the Institute by way of grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests or transfers; and
(d) all moneys received by the Institute in any other manner or from any other source.
(2) All moneys credited to the Fund shall be deposited in such banks or invested in such manner as the Institute may, with the approval of the Central Government, decide.
(3) The fund shall be applied towards meeting the expenses of the Institute including expenses incurred in the exerc
The Institute shall prepare, in such form and at such time every year as may be prescribed by rules, a budget in respect of the financial year next ensuing showing the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Institute and shall forward to the Central Government such number of copies thereof as may be prescribed by rules.
(1) The Institute shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts, including the balance-sheet in such form as the Central Government may by rules prescribe in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
(2) The accounts of the Institute shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and any expenditure incurred by him in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Institute to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
(3) The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of the accounts of the Institute shall have the same rights, privileges and authority in connection with such audit as the Comptroller General of India has in connection with the audit of the Government accounts a
The Institute shall prepare for every year a report of its activities during that year and submit the report to the Central Government in such form and on or before such date as may be prescribed by rules and a copy of this report shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within one month of its receipt.
(1) The Institute shall constitute for the benefit of its officers, teachers and other employees in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations, such pension and provident funds as it may deem fit.
(2) Where any such pension or provident fund has been constituted the Central Government may declare that the provisions of the Provident Funds Act, 1925, shall apply to such fund as if it were a Government provident fund.
All orders and decisions of the Institute shall be authenticated by the signature of the President or any other member authorised by the Institute in this behalf and all other instruments shall be authenticated by the signature of the Director or any other officer of the Institute authorised in like manner in this behalf.
No act done or proceeding taken by the Institute, Governing Body or any standing or ad hoc committee under this Act shall be questioned on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution of, the Institute, Governing Body or such standing or ad hoc committee.
The Institute shall carry out such directions as may be issued to it from time to time by the Central Government for the efficient administration of this Act.
If in, or in connection with, the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions by the Institute under this Act, any dispute arises between the Institute and the Central Government, the decision of the Central Government on such dispute shall be final.
The Institute shall furnish to the Central Government such reports, returns and other information as that Government may require from time to time.
(1) The Central Government, after consultation with the Institute, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act:
PROVIDED that consultation with the Institute shall not be necessary on the first occasion of the making of rules under this section, but the Central Government shall take into consideration any suggestions which the Institute may make in relation to the amendment of such rules after they are made.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
(a) the manner of nomination of members under clause (f) of section 4;
(b) the control and restrictions in relation to the constitution of s
(1) The Institute1[with the previous approval of the Central Government, may by notification in the official Gazette] make regulations consistent with this Act and the rules made there under to carry out the purposes of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of this power, such regulations may provide for--
(a) the summoning and holding of meetings other than the first meeting of the Institute, the time and place where such meetings are to be held, the conduct of business at such meetings and the number of members necessary to form a quorum;
(b) the manner of constituting the Governing Body and standing and ad hoc committees, the term of office of, and the manner of filling vacancies among, the members of, the Governing Body and standing and ad hoc committees;
(c) the powers and fun
1[23. Recognition of Medical, dental and nursing qualifications granted by the Institute
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948) and the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947(48 of 1947), the medical, dental or nursing degrees or diplomas, as the case may be, granted by the Institute under this Act shall be recognized--
(a) medical qualifications for the purpose of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956(102 of 1956) and shall be deemed to be included in the First Schedule to that Act;
(b) dental qualifications for the purpose of the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948) and shall be deemed to be included in the Scheduled to that Act; and
(c) nursing qualifications for the purpo
1[24. Grant of medical, dental or nursing degrees, diplomas, etc., by the Institute.--
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the Institute shall have power to grant medical, dental or nursing degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and title under this Act.]
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1. Sec. 24 substituted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amdt) Act, 2002, w.e.f. 12.06.2003. Prior to substitution sec. 24 reads as under :-
"SECTION 24 -- Grant of medical degrees, diplomas, etc., by the Institute
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the Institute shall have power to grant medical degrees, dipl
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