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Rajya Sabha passes National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill
PTI
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Well of the Parliament's Upper House. Credit: PTI Photo
Well of the Parliament's Upper House. Credit: PTI Photo

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill that seeks to provide for regulation and maintenance of standards of education and services by allied and healthcare professionals.

The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2020, was passed by Rajya Sabha through a voice vote.

Replying to a debate on the bill, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that of the 110 recommendations made by a parliamentary committee on it, the government accepted 102 while six recommendations were accepted with slight modifications. Only two recommendations were not accepted.

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The bill provides for regulation and maintenance of standards of education and services by allied and healthcare professionals, assessment of institutions, maintenance of a central register and state register and creation of a system to improve research and development and adoption of latest scientific advancement.

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(Published 16 March 2021, 21:35 IST)