The All-India Institute of Medical Science Act, 1956
# THE ALL-INDIA INSTITUTES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE ACT, 1956
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SECTIONS

1. Short title and commencement.

2. Definitions.

3. Establishment and incorporation of the Institute.

4. Composition of the Institute.

5. Declaration of Institutes as institution of national importance.

6. Term of office of, and vacancies among, members.

7. President of the Institute.

8. Allowances of President and members.

9. Meetings of the Institute.

10. Governing Body and other Committees of the Institute.

11. Staff of the Institute.

12. Location of the Institute.

13. Objects of the Institute.

14. Functions of the Institute.

15. Payment to the Institute.

16. Fund of the Institute.

17. Budget of the Institute.

18. Accounts and audit.

19. Annual Report.

20. Pension and provident funds.

21. Authentication of the orders and instruments of the Institute.

22. Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies, etc.

23. Recognition of Medical, dental and nursing qualifications granted by the Institute.

24. Grant of medical, dental or nursing degrees, diplomas, etc., by the Institute.

25. Control by Central Government.

26. Disputes between the Institute and the Central Government.

27. Returns and information.

27A. Incorporation of Institute registered as society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

27B. Effect of incorporation of Institutes.

27C. Provisions of this Act to apply to societies incorporated into All-India Institutes of Medical

Science under section 27A.

27D. Power to make transitory provisions for Institutes (other than existing Institute).

28. Power to make rules.

29. Power to make regulations.

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# THE ALL-INDIA INSTITUTES OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ACT, 1956

 ACT NO. 25 OF 1956

[2nd June, 1956.]

# An Act to provide for the establishment of [1][All-India Institutes of Medical Sciences].

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

**1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the [2][All-India Institutes of Medical**

Sciences] Act, 1956.

(2) It shall come into force on such date[3] as the Central Government may, by notification in the

Official Gazette, appoint.

**2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise, requires,—**

4[(a) “corresponding Institute” means the Institutes referred to in column (3) of the Table given

under section 27A;

(aa) “existing Institute” means the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences,—

(i) established under sub-section (1) of section 3, before the commencement of the All-India

Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012); and

(ii) located at New Delhi, as required under section 12 as it stood before such

commencement;

(ab) “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 [5][and

includes the corresponding Institutes and other Institutes which may be established on and after the
commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012)] ;

(d) ‘member’ means a member of the Institute;

(e) ‘regulation’ means a regulation made by the Institute;

(f) ‘rules’ means a rule made by the Central Government.

5[(g) “society” means the society referred to in column (2) of the Table given under section 27A.]

**3. Establishment and incorporation of the Institute.—(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:

6[Provided that the Central Government may, on and after the commencement of the All-India

Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), establish by notification in the
Official Gazette, such other All-India Institutes of Medical Sciences at such places as it may specify in the
said notification in addition to the existing Institute and the corresponding Institutes.]

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 2, for “an All-India Institute of Medical Sciences” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “All-India Institute of Medical Sciences” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
3. 15th November, 1956, _vide notification No. S. R. O. 2688, dated 6th November, 1956,_ _see Gazette of India, Extraordinary,_

Part II, s. 3 and this Act has been extended in its application to the Union territory Goa, Daman and Diu by the Act 11 of 1963,
s. 3 and the Schedule (w.e.f 1-2-1965).

4. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 4, for clause (a) (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
5. Ins. by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
6. The proviso ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).

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(2) [1][Every 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.

**4. Composition of the Institute.—[2][Every Institute] shall consist of the following members,**

namely:—

3[(a) in the case of existing Institute, the Vice-Chancellor of the Delhi University, ex officio;

(aa) in the case of every other Institute established on and after the commencement of the

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), the Vice-Chancellor of
a University situated in a State in which such Institute has been established after such commencement
and such Vice-Chancellor shall be nominated by the Central Government;]

(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

Central Government in the manner prescribed by rules; and

(g) three members of Parliament of whom two shall be elected from among themselves by the

members of the House of the People and one from among themselves by the members of the Council
of States.

4[5. Declaration of Institutes as institution of national importance.—(1) It is hereby declared that

the existing Institute declared as an institution of national importance, before the commencement of the
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), under section 5 as it stood
before such commencement, shall continue to be an institution of national importance.

(2) It is hereby declared that every corresponding Institute shall be an institution of national

importance.

(3) It is hereby declared that every Institute established under the proviso to sub-section (1) of

section 3, on and after the commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment)
Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), shall be an institution of national importance.]

**6. Term of office of, and vacancies among, members.—(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 he [5][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 or elected.

(4) An outgoing member shall, unless the Central Government otherwise directs, continue in office

until another person is nominated or elected as a member in his place.

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 5, for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
2. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
3. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for clause (a) (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
4. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for section 5 (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
5. Ins. by Act 33 of 2000, s. 2 (w.e.f. 25-8-2000).

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(5) An outgoing member shall be eligible for re-nomination or re-election.

(6) A member may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Central Government

but he shall continue in office until his resignation is accepted by that Government.

(7) The manner of filling vacancies among members shall be such as may be prescribed by rules.

**7. President of the Institute.—(1) There shall be a [1][President for every Institute] who shall be**

nominated by the Central Government from among the members other than the Director of the Institute.

2[Provided that the President of the existing Institute shall also be the President of every

corresponding Institute and other Institutes established on and after the commencement of the All-India
Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), till such date the Central Government
nominates a separate President for every corresponding Institute and other Institutes established after such
commencement.]

(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.

**8. Allowances of President and members.—The President and members shall receive such**

allowances, if any, [3][from the Institute of which they are the President and members] as may be
prescribed by rules.

4[Provided that in case a person is a President of two or more Institutes, the allowances shall be borne

by the Institutes in such proportion as may be prescribed by rules.]

**9. Meetings of the Institute.—[5][Every 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 [6][every 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:

7[Provided that the provisions relating to holding of the first meeting shall not apply to the existing

Institute.]

**10. Governing Body and other Committees of the Institute.—(1) There shall be [8][separate**

Governing Body for every Institute which shall be constituted by such Institute] from among its members
in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations.

9[Provided that the Governing Body of the existing Institute, constituted before the commencement of

the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), shall be deemed to have
been constituted under this section.]

(2) The Governing Body shall be the executive committee of [10][every Institute] and shall exercise

such powers and discharge such functions as [10][every Institute] may, by regulations made in this behalf,
confer or impose upon it.

(3) The President of [10][every 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 shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations.

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 8, for “President of the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
2. Ins. by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
3. Subs. by s. 9, ibid., for “from the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
4. Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
5. Subs. by s. 10, ibid., for “The Institute shall” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
6. Subs. by s. 10, ibid., for “the Institute shall meet” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
7. Ins. by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
8. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for “a Governing Body of the Institute which shall be constituted by the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
9. Ins. by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
10. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).

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(5) Subject to such control and restrictions as may be prescribed by rules, [1][every Institute may

constitute] as many standing committees and as many ad hoc committees as it thinks fit for exercising any
power or discharging any [2][functions of such Institute] or for inquiring into or reporting or advising upon,
any matter which the Institute may refer to them.

(6) A standing committee shall consist exclusively of [3][members of every Institute; but an _ad hoc_

committee may include persons who are not members of such Institute] but the number of such persons
shall not exceed one-half of its total membership.

4[Provided that the Standing Committee of the existing Institute constituted, before the

commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), shall
be deemed to have been constituted under this section.]

(7) The Chairman and members of the Governing Body and the Chairman and members of a standing

committee or an _ad hoc committee shall receive such allowances, if any, as may be prescribed by_
regulations.

**11. Staff of the Institute.—(1) There shall be a [5][chief executive officer of every Institute] who shall**

be designated as the [6][Director of such Institute] and shall, subject to such rules as may be made by the
Central Government in this behalf, be appointed by the Institute:

7[Provided that the first Director of every Institute (other than the existing Institute), established

on and after the commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment)
Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), shall be appointed by the Central Government:

Provided further that in case a Director of a society has been appointed by the Central Government

before the commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012, such
Director shall be deemed to be the first Director of the concerned corresponding Institute.]

8[(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 (42 of 2007), shall in so far as his appointment is inconsistent with the
provisions of this sub-section, cease to hold office on such commencement as such Director and shall be
entitled to claim compensation not exceeding three months’ pay and allowances for the premature
termination of his office or of any contract of service.]

(2) The Director shall act as the Secretary to the Institute as well as the Governing Body.

(3) The Director shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be prescribed by

regulations or as may be delegated to him by the Institute or the President of the Institute or by the
Governing Body or the Chairman of the Governing Body.

(4) Subject to such rules as may be made by the Central Government in this behalf, the Institute may

appoint such number of other officers and employees as may be necessary for the exercise of its powers
and discharge of its functions and may determine the designations and grades of such other officers and
employees.

(5) The Director and other officers and employees of the Institute shall be entitled to such salary and

allowances and shall be governed by such conditions of service in respect of leave, pension, provident
fund and other matters as may be prescribed by regulations made in this behalf.

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 11, for “the Institute may constitute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
2. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for “functions of the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
3. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
4. Ins. by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
5. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for “chief executive officer of the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
6. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for “Director of the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
7. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for the proviso (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
8. Ins. by Act 42 of 2007, s. 2 (w.e.f. 30-11-2007).

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1[12. Location of the Institute.—(1) The existing Institute shall be located at New Delhi.

(2) All corresponding Institutes shall be located at the places mentioned in column (3) of the Table

given under section 27A.

(3) All Institutes [other than the existing Institute and corresponding Institutes referred to in

sub-sections (1) and (2)] shall be located at such places as the Central Government may, by notification in
the Official Gazette, specify.]

**13. Objects of the Institute.—The objects of [2][every 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 .

**14. Functions of the Institute.—With a view to promotion of the objects specified in**

section 13, [3][every 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) notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, establish and

maintain—

(i) one or more medical colleges with different departments, including a department of

preventive and social medicine, sufficiently staffed and equipped to undertake not only under
graduate medical education but also post-graduate medical education in different subjects;

(ii) one or more well-equipped hospitals;

(iii) a dental college with such institutional facilities for the practice of dentistry and for the

practical training of students as may be necessary;

(iv) a nursing college sufficiently staffed and equipped for the training of nurses;

(v) rural and urban health organisations which will form centers for the field training of the

medical, dental and nursing students of the Institute as well as for research into community health
problems; and

(vi) other institutions for the training of different types of health workers, such as

physiotherapists, occupational therapists and medical technicians of various kinds;

(g) train teachers for the different medical colleges in India;

(h) hold examinations and grant such degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles

in under-graduate and post-graduate medical education as may be laid down in the regulations;

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 13, for section 12 (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
2. Subs. by s. 14, ibid., for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
3. Subs. by s. 15, ibid., for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).

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(i) institute, and appoint persons to, professorships, readerships, lectureships and posts of any

description in accordance with regulations;

(j) receive grants from the Government and gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests and transfers

of properties, both movable and immovable, from donors, benefactors, testators or transferors, as the
case may be;

(k) deal with any property belonging to, or vested in, the Institute in any manner which is

considered necessary for promoting the objects specified in section 13;

(1) demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be prescribed by regulations;

1[(m) construct quarters for its staff and allot such quarters to the staff in accordance with such

regulations as may be made in this behalf;

(n) borrow money, with the prior approval of the Central Government, on the security of the

property of the Institute;]

**15. Payment to the Institute.—The Central Government may, under appropriation made by**

Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to [2][every 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.

**16. Fund of the Institute.—(1) [3][Every 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.

4[Provided that the Fund maintained by the existing Institute and the society, before the

commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), shall
be deemed to be the Fund maintained under this section.]

(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 exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions under section 14.

**17. Budget of the Institute.—[5][Every 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 [6][expenditure of the concerned Institute] and shall forward to the Central
Government such number of copies thereof as may be prescribed by rules.

**18. Accounts and audit.—(1) [7][Every 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.

1. Ins. by Act 30 of 1987, s. 2 (w.e.f. 8-9-1987).
2. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 16, for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
3. Subs. by s. 17, ibid., for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
4. Ins. by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
5. Subs. by s. 18, ibid., for “The Institute shall prepare” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
6. Subs. by s. 18, ibid., for “expenditure of the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
7. Subs. by s. 19, ibid., for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).

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(2) The accounts of [1][every 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 [1][every
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 [1][every 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 and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the production of books, accounts,
connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect the offices of [1][every Institute] as well
as of the institutions established and maintained by it.

(4) The accounts of [1][every Institute] as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or

any other person appointed by him in this behalf together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded
annually to the Central Government and that Government shall cause the same to be laid before both
Houses of Parliament.

**19. Annual Report.—[2][Every 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.

**20. Pension and provident funds.—(1) [3][Every 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.

4[Provided that the pension and provident fund constituted by the existing Institute or society, before

the commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012),
shall be deemed to be the pension and provident fund under this section.]

(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 (19 of 1925), shall apply to such fund as if it
were a Government provident fund.

**21. Authentication of the orders and instruments of the Institute.—All orders and [5][decisions of**

every 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 [6][officer of every Institute] authorised in like manner in this behalf.

**22. Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies, etc.—No act done or proceeding**

taken by [7][every 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, [7][every Institute], Governing Body or such standing or ad hoc committee.

8[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 [7][every Institute] under this Act
shall be recognised—

(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;

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 19, for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
2. Subs. by s. 19, ibid., for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
3. Subs. by s. 20, ibid., for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
4. Ins. by s. 20, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
5. Subs. by s. 21, ibid., for “decisions of the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
6. Subs. by s. 21, ibid., for “officer of the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
7. Subs. by s. 22, ibid., for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
8. Subs. by Act 24 of 2002, s. 2, for section 23 (w.e.f. 24-5-2002).

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(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 purpose of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947(48 of 1947)

and shall be deemed to be included in the Schedule to that Act.]

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, [2][every**
Institute] shall have power to grant medical, dental or nursing degrees, diplomas and other academic
distinctions and title under this Act.]

**25. Control by Central Government.—[3][Every 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.

**26. Disputes between the Institute and the Central Government.—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.

**27. Returns and information.—[3][Every Institute] shall furnish to the Central Government such**

reports, returns and other information as that Government may require from time to time.

4[27A. Incorporation of Institute registered as society under the Societies Registration

**Act, 1860.—Each of the Institute, registered as society under the Societies Registration**
Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) and mentioned in column (2) of the Table below shall be a body corporate having
perpetual succession and common seal and shall by its name mentioned in column (3) of that Table, sue
and be sued:

TABLE

LIST OF SOCIETIES INCORPORATED AS ALL-INDIA INSTITUTES OF MEDICAL SCIENCES


Serial
Number


Society Corresponding Institute and place of its location


(1) (2) (3)


1. All-India Institute of Medical

Sciences, Bhopal

2. All-India Institute of Medical

Sciences, Bhubaneswar

3. All-India Institute of Medical

Sciences, Jodhpur

4. All-India Institute of Medical

Sciences, Patna

5. All-India Institute of Medical

Sciences, Raipur

6. All-India Institute of Medical

Sciences, Rishikesh


All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal (Madhya
Pradesh).

All-India institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
(Odisha).

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur
(Rajasthan).

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna (Bihar).

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur

(Chhattisgarh).

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh
(Uttarakhand).]


1. Subs. by Act 24 of 2002, s. 3, for section 24 (w.e.f. 24-5-2002).
2. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 22, for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
3. Subs. by s. 22, ibid., for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
4. Ins. by s. 23, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).

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**27B. Effect of incorporation of Institutes.—(1) On and after the commencement of the All-India**

Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012,—

(a) any reference to a society in any law, other than this Act, or in any contract or other

instrument, shall be deemed as a reference to the corresponding Institute;

(b) all property, movable and immovable, of or belonging to a society shall vest in the

corresponding Institute;

(c) all the rights and liabilities of a society shall be transferred to, and be the rights and liabilities

of, the corresponding Institute;

(d) subject to the provisions of this Act, every person (including Director, officers and other

employees) who is employed in the society, immediately before the commencement of the All-India
Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), shall, on and after such
commencement, become an employee of the corresponding Institute and shall hold his office or
service therein by the same tenure, at the same remuneration and upon the same terms and conditions
and with the same rights and privileges as to pension, leave, gratuity, provident fund and other
matters as he would have held the same on the date of the commencement of the All-India Institute of
Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), as if the said Act had not been promulgated,
and shall continue to do so unless and until his employment is terminated or until such tenure,
remuneration and terms and conditions are duly altered by regulations:

Provided that the tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of service of any such person

shall not be altered to his disadvantage without the previous approval of the Central Government;

(e) the Governing Body of every society, shall, from the date of constitution of the Governing

Body under sub-section (1) of section 10, stand dissolved and no chairperson or other person shall be
entitled to any compensation for the premature termination of the term of his office or of any contract
of service;

(f) all committees (including Standing Committee, if any) of the society shall stand dissolved;

(g) any examination conducted by the existing Institute for admission of candidates for award of

medical degrees and diplomas by such society shall be valid examination and be deemed to have been
conducted by the corresponding Institute.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) or in any

other law for the time being in force, absorption of any employee by the corresponding Institutes in its
regular service under this section shall not entitle such employee to any compensation under this Act or
any other law and no such claim shall be entertained by any court, tribunal or other authority.

**27C. Provisions of this Act to apply to societies incorporated into All-India Institutes of Medical**

**Science under section 27A.—All provisions of this Act shall,** _mutatis mutandis, apply to the societies,_
referred to in column (2) of the Table given under section 27A, incorporated into All-India Institutes of
Medical Sciences referred to in column (3) of the said Table.

**27D. Power to make transitory provisions for Institutes (other than existing Institute).—(1) The**

Central Government may, if it is of the opinion that certain measures are required for speedy and effective
functioning of corresponding Institutes (other than the existing Institute), by notification in the Official
Gazette, specify such measures as it may consider necessary for the smooth and effective functioning of
such Institutes:

Provided that no such notification shall be issued under this section, after the expiry of a period of

two years from the date of commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment)
Act, 2012 (37 of 2012).

(2) Every notification issued under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before

each House of Parliament.]

**28. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government, after consultation with [1][all the Institutes],**

may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act:

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 24, for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).

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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;

1[(aa) the proportion of allowances of the President to be borne by the Institutes under the proviso

to section 8;]

(b) the control and restrictions in relation to the constitution of standing and _ad hoc committees_

under sub-section (5) of section 10;

(c) the conditions of service of, the procedure to be followed by, and the manner of filling

vacancies among, members of [2][every Institute];

(d) the powers and functions to be exercised and discharged by the President of the Institute;

(e) the allowances, if any, to be paid to the President and members of the Institute;

(f) the number of officers and employees that may be appointed by the Institute and the manner of

such appointment;

(g) the form in which and the time at which the budget and reports shall be prepared by the

Institute and the number of copies thereof to be forwarded to the Central Government;

(h) the form and manner in which returns and information are to be furnished by the Institute to

the Central Government;

(i) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed by rules.

3[(3) Every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each

House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in
one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately
following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification
in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only
in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or
annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.]

**29. Power to make regulations.—[4][Every Institute] [5][, 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 thereunder 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 functions to be exercised and discharged by the President of the Institute and

the Chairman of the Governing Body.

(d) the allowances, if any, to be paid to the Chairman and the members of the Governing Body

and of standing and ad hoc committees;

1. Ins. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 24 (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
2. Subs. by s. 24, ibid., for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
3. Subs. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 15-5-1986).
4. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 25, for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
5. Subs. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule, for “may, with the previous approval of the Central Government”

(w.e.f. 15-5-1986).

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(e) the procedure to be followed by the Governing Body and standing and ad hoc committees in

the conduct of their business, exercise of their powers and discharge of their functions;

(f) the tenure of office, salaries and allowances and other conditions of service of the Director and

other officers and employees of the Institute including teachers appointed by the Institute;

(g) the powers and duties of the Chairman of the Governing Body;
(h) the powers and duties of the Director and other officers and employees of the Institute;

(i) the management of the properties of the Institute;

(j) the degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles which may be granted by the

Institute;

(k) the professorships, readerships, lecturerships and other posts which may be instituted and

persons who may be appointed to such professorships, readership, lecturerships and other posts;

(l) the fees and other charges which may be demanded and received by the Institute;

(m) the manner in which, and the conditions subject to which, pension and provident funds may

be constituted for the benefit of officers, teachers and other employees of the Institute;

(n) any other matter for which under this Act provisions may be made by regulations.

1[Provided that the regulations made by the existing Institute, before the commencement of the

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012, shall continue to be the regulations made
under this section until such regulations are amended or rescinded by the existing Institute in accordance
with the provisions of this section.]

(2) Until the Institute is established under this Act, any regulation which may be made under

sub-section (1) may be made by the Central Government, and any regulation so made may be altered or
rescinded by the Institute in exercise of its powers under sub-section (1).

1[Provided that every corresponding Institute shall, within three months of the date of the

commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012, make
regulations.]

2[(3) Every regulation made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before

each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised
in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately
following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification
in the regulation or both Houses agree that the regulation should not be made, the regulation shall
thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that
any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done
under that regulation.]

1. Ins. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 25 (w.e.f. 16-7-2012).
2. Ins. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-5-1986).

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