Initiatives for more Nursing colleges and institutions across the country: PIB
Following is from a PIB release of November 19th 2010.
Nursing Colleges
The following are the steps taken/proposed by the Government: –
i) In order to update knowledge and skills of nursing personnel, assistance is provided for continuing nursing education programme in various specialty areas. This assistance is raised from Rs. 75000/- to Rs. 1.65 lakh per course during XI plan period.
ii) In order to increase the availability of graduate nurses assistance is provided to states for upgradation of schools of nursing into colleges of nursing. This assistance has been increased from Rs. 1.50 crores to Rs. 6.00 crores per institution during XI plan period.
iii) Assistance of Rs. 25.00 lakhs per nursing institution is provided to states for the strengthening of nursing schools/ colleges towards procurement of Audio Visual System, improvement of library, furniture, additions and alterations of hostel building.
iv) Grant of Rs. 1.00 crore has been provided to selected Nursing Council and Cell in states for strengthening and upgradation of nursing services.
v) M.Sc. section has been established for faculty development of Government sponsored candidates from high focused states in 5 Nursing Colleges. Annually 60 candidates per year would get trained to join as faculty in School/Colleges of Nursing in high focus states.
vi) Establishment of 132 Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM) and 137 General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) schools in Government Sector in those districts which are not having ANM and GNM training Schools.
vii) Establishment of 6 Colleges of Nursing at the sites of AIIMS like institutions.
viii) Indian Nursing Council has also taken proactive measures to encourage opening of more nursing institutions (Annexure).
Proposals have been received from 6 high focus states namely Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Orissa, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand for opening of schools of nursing during the current year. No proposal has been received from the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Grant of Rs. 98.50 crores has been provided to the State Governments for opening of 43 such institutions. The detail is as given below: –
|
S. No. |
State |
No. of Institution |
|
1. |
J&K |
11 |
|
2. |
Arunachal Pradesh |
4 |
|
3. |
Bihar |
14 |
|
4. |
Orissa |
3 |
|
5. |
Rajasthan |
2 |
|
6. |
Uttarakhand |
9 |
|
|
Total |
43 |
PROACTIVE MEASURES TAKEN BY INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL TO ENCOURAGE OPENING OF MORE NURSING INSTITUTIONS
(i) Student patient ratio has been relaxed from 1:5 to 1:3
(ii) The land from 5 acres has been relaxed to construct building of 54,000 sq. ft. for School/College of Nursing and Hostel.
(iii) Relaxed norms for teaching faculty to start B.Sc. (N) Programme.
· At least 2 M.Sc. (N) faculty to be available
· Qualification and Experience of the Nursing Teachers has been relaxed up to 2012.
· Sharing of teaching faculty for both Diploma and Graduate Programme.
(iv) Relaxation for opening M.Sc. (N) programme. Super specialty Hospital can start M.Sc. (N) without having under graduate programme.
i. Relaxation of student teacher ratio for M.Sc (N) programme has been relaxed from 1:5 to 1:10
ii. Essentiality certificate to open M.Sc. (N) programme from State Government is not required for those institution which are already having Indian Nursing Council recognized programme like Diploma or Degree.
iii. If an institution is having INC recognition for one programme then there is no need to have Essentiality Certificate for starting another nursing programme.
(v) Admission for Nursing allowed for married candidates.
(vi) Age increased for Teaching Faculty up to 70 years
(vii) Maximum of 100 seats will be given to those parent hospitals with 300 beds without insisting Medical College
(viii) Distance from school to hospital has been relaxed from 15 km to 30 km
(ix) Eligibility Criteria to admission i.e. (Marks) for Diploma and Degree has been relaxed 5% (GNM – 40%, B.Sc. – 45%).
This information was given by Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question raised in Lok Sabha today.
DS/GK
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