New Delhi, October 23: Administrators of Union Territories will now be able to exercise the powers of state governments to establish dental councils, promote dental healthcare services in rural areas, and frame related regulations.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has authorised the administrators of nine Union Territories, including Chandigarh, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir, to exercise state government powers under key provisions of the National Dental Commission Act, 2023. Under this authorisation, the administrators will be empowered to establish dental councils, promote dental treatment services in rural areas, and frame rules related to these matters.
According to the notification, these powers have been delegated to the administrators of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Ladakh and Lakshadweep. The administrators include officials designated as Lieutenant Governors or Administrators.
The notification states that the President has directed that the administrators of the specified Union Territories, whether designated as Lieutenant Governors or Administrators, shall exercise the powers and discharge the functions of state governments under Sections 29, 48 and 56 of the National Dental Commission Act, 2023, under the President’s control and until further orders.
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