{ "id": 16105, "slug": "the-chhattisgarh-chikitsa-mandal-adhiniyam-2001", "title": "The Chhattisgarh Chikitsa Mandal Adhiniyam, 2001", "short_title": "The Chhattisgarh Chikitsa Mandal Adhiniyam, 2001", "act_number": "(Chhattisgarh Act No. 7 of 2001)", "act_year": 2001, "act_type": "STATE", "location": "Chhattisgarh", "law_status": "unknown", "enactment_date": null, "description": "The Chhattisgarh Chikitsa Mandal Adhiniyam, 2001", "preamble": "", "section_label": "Section", "sections": [ { "number": "1", "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.", "chapter": null, "content": "Object & Reasons 6\nStatement of Objectives and Reasons.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 0 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. Definitions.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) \"Mandal\" means the Chhattisgarh Chikitsa Mandal under Section 3,\n(b) \"State Register\" means a register maintained under this Act and expression \"Registered\" and \"Registration\" shall be construed accordingly.\n[(c) \"Medicine\" means, Modern and Holistic Medicine and all its branches.]\n(d) \"Recognised qualification\" means any of the qualifications specified in the schedule.\n(e) \"Registered Practitioner\" means any person enrolled on the State Register under the provisions of this Act.\n(f) \"Regulation\" means a regulation made under Section 32.\n(g) [ \"Practitioner in Alternative Medicine\" ] means a person who has been granted the certificate of [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] and who practices medicine.\nChapter II\nEstablishment and Constitution of The Chhattisgarh Chikitsa Mandal", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 1 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. Establishment of the Mandal.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 2 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. Constitution of the Mandal.", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) Five members elected from amongst themselves by persons enrolled on the State Register :\n(ii) [Four] members to be nominated by the State Government as follows :\n(a) [x x x]\n(b) One member from amongst the members of the Medical Faculties of the Universities in the State.\n(c) Two members from amongst the members of Chhattisgarh Government Health Service holding Group A post out of whom one shall be a lady doctor.\n(d) A Dean of one of the Medical Colleges of the State.\n(iii) Director Health Services Chhattisgarh.\n(iv) Director Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy, Chhattisgarh.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 3 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. Disqualification for Membership.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) He is not a citizen of India; or\n(b) He is an undischarged insolvent; or\n(c) He is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or\n(d) He has been sentenced for an offence involving moral turpitude;\n(e) He is an employee of the Mandal, and is remunerated by salary or honorarium; or\n(f) His name has been removed from the State Register.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 4 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Term of office of Nominated and Elected members of the Mandal.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 5 }, { "number": "7", "title": "7. Resignation by Nominated or Elected Member.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 6 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. Disabilities for continuing as Member of the Mandal.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Mandal without permission of the Mandal; or\n(b) is absent out of India for a period exceeding twelve consecutive months; or\n(c) becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specified in Section 5; or\n(d) ceases to be registered practitioner under any Act for the time being in force, the Mandal shall declare his office as vacant:", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 7 }, { "number": "9", "title": "9. Filling of casual vacancies.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 8 }, { "number": "10", "title": "10. President and Vice-President of the Mandal.", "chapter": null, "content": "(ii) The Dean of Government Medical College nominated by the Government as member of the Mandal shall be the Vice-President of the Mandal.\n(iii) The President and Vice-President shall subject to the provisions of this Act, exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by this Act, or regulations thereunder.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 9 }, { "number": "11", "title": "11. Conduct of Business to be as per Rules.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter III\nPowers and Functions of The Mandal", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 10 }, { "number": "12", "title": "12. Powers and Functions of the Mandal.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) to maintain the State Register of Registered Practitioners;\n(b) to hear and decide appeals from the decisions of the Secretary in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations;\n(c) to prescribe by regulations a code of ethics for regulating the professional conduct of Registered Practitioners;\n(d) to reprimand a Registered Practitioner, to suspend or remove the name from the State Register, or to take such other disciplinary action against him, as may, in the opinion of the Mandal be necessary or expedient;\n(e) to permit any member to absent himself from the meetings of the Board;\n(f) to promote innovations, research and development; and to formulate schemes for promoting [Practitioner in Alternative Medicine] education;\n(g) to lay down norms and standards for courses, curricula, facilities for instruction, training, assessment and examinations for [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] ;\n(h) to fix norms and guidelines for charging tuition fees for [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] ;\n(i) to advise the State Government in respect of grant of recognition to any [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School;\n(j) to provide guidelines for admission of students to [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] Schools;\n(k) to inspect or cause to be inspected any [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School;\n(l) to conduct the examinations of [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] Course;\n(m) to conduct the election of members under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of Section 4;\n(n) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed by Rules.\nChapter IV\n[Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] Schools and Their Recognition", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 11 }, { "number": "13", "title": "13. Minimum Standards of [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] Education.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 12 }, { "number": "14", "title": "14. Permission for establishment of new [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] schools New Courses of study etc.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) no person shall establish a [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School; or\n(b) no [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School shall;\n(i) open a new or higher course of study or training which would enable a student of such course or training to qualify himself for the award of any recognized qualification; or\n(ii) increase its admission capacity in any course of study or training;\n(b) The scheme referred to in clause (a) shall be in such form and contain such particulars and be preferred in such manner and be accompanied with fee as may be prescribed.\n(a) if the scheme is defective and does not contain any necessary particulars, give a reasonable opportunity to the person or [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School concerned for making a written representation and it shall be open to such person or [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School to rectify the defects if any, specified by the Mandal;\n(b) consider the scheme, having regard to the factors referred to in sub-section (5), and submit the scheme together with its recommendations thereon to the State Government.\n(a) Whether the proposed [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School, or the existing [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School, seeking to open a new or higher course of study or training, would be in a position to offer the minimum standards of [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] education as prescribed by the Mandal.\n(b) Whether the person seeking to establish a [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School or the existing [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School seeking to open a new or higher course of study or training or to increase its admission capacity has adequate financial resources.\n(c) Whether necessary facilities in respect of staff, equipment, accommodation, training and other facilities to ensure proper functioning of [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School or conducting of the new course of study or training or accommodating the increased admission capacity, have been provided or would be provided within the time limit specified in the scheme.\n(d) Whether adequate hospital facilities having regard to the number of students likely to attend such [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School or course of study or training or as a result of increased admission capacity has been provided or would be provided within the time limit specified in the scheme.\n(e) Whether any arrangement has been made or programme drawn to impart proper training to students likely to attend such [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School or course of study or training, by persons as prescribed by the Mandal.\n(f) the requirement of manpower in the field of practice of [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] .\n(g) any other factors as may be prescribed.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 13 }, { "number": "15", "title": "15. Non-recognition of qualification in certain cases.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 14 }, { "number": "16", "title": "16. Powers to require information.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 15 }, { "number": "17", "title": "17. Inspection [Practitioner in Modern Medicine and Surgery] Schools.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 16 }, { "number": "18", "title": "18. Withdrawal of recognition.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) that the courses of study and examinations undergone in any [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] School,\n(b) that the staff, equipment, accommodation, training and other facilities for instructions and training provided in such [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] school, do not conform to the standards prescribed by the Mandal, the Mandal may make a representation to that effect to the State Government.\nChapter V\nSecretary and Other Officers and Servants", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 17 }, { "number": "19", "title": "19. Secretary and other Officers and Servants of the Mandal.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 18 }, { "number": "20", "title": "20. Duties of Secretary.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter VI\nFund of The Mandal", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 19 }, { "number": "21", "title": "21. Fund of the Mandal.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) any contribution or grant by the Central or State Government,\n(b) income of the Mandal from all sources including income from fees and fine,\n(c) trust, donation, endowment, and other grants, if any,\n(d) all other sums received by the Mandal.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 20 }, { "number": "22", "title": "22. Purposes for which the Fund of the Mandal may be utilized.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the repayment of debts incurred by the mandal for the purposes of this Act and the Rules, and Regulations made thereunder,\n(b) the expenses of any suit or legal proceeding to which Mandal is a party,\n(c) the payment of salaries and allowances to the officers and servants of the Mandal,\n(d) the payment of allowances to the office bearers of the Mandal,\n(e) the payment of any expenses incurred by the Mandal in carrying out the provisions of this Act and the Rules, and Regulations made thereunder,\n(f) any other expenses incurred for the promotion and development of Medical [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] education, research, and training, declared by the Mandal to be in general interest of the Medical [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] profession.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 21 }, { "number": "23", "title": "23. Accounts and Audit.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 22 }, { "number": "24", "title": "24. Budget.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter VII\nRegistration and State Register", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 23 }, { "number": "25", "title": "25. Registration and State Register.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 24 }, { "number": "26", "title": "26. Power of the Mandal to prohibit entry in or to order removal from, State Register, name of any person.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) Who has been sentenced by a Criminal Court to imprisonment for an offence indicating in the opinion of the Mandal such a defect in character as would render the enrollment or continuance of his name in the State Register undesirable; or\n(b) Whom the Mandal after reasonable inquiry has found guilty of infamous conduct in any professional respect by a majority of two-third of the members present and voting at the meeting :", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 25 }, { "number": "27", "title": "27. Alteration of the State Register.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 26 }, { "number": "28", "title": "28. Procedure in inquiries.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 27 }, { "number": "29", "title": "29. Appeal against order of the Mandal.", "chapter": null, "content": "(1) Whose application for enrollment in the State Registe- has been rejected; or\n(2) Whose entry in the State Register has been prohibited under Section 26; or\n(3) Whose name has been removed from the State Register;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 28 }, { "number": "30", "title": "30. Prohibition of practice except as provided in this Act.", "chapter": null, "content": "Chapter VIII\nRules And Regulations", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 29 }, { "number": "31", "title": "31. Power to make Rules.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 30 }, { "number": "32", "title": "32. Power to make Regulations.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) The management of the property of the Mandal and the maintenance and audit of its account;\n(b) The manner of election of five members from Registered Practitioners under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of Section 4.\n(c) The powers and duties of the President, and Vice-President;\n(d) The mode of appointment of committees, the summoning and holding of meetings and the conduct of business of such committees;\n(e) The travelling and other allowances payable to the members of the Mandal;\n(f) The manner of hearing and deciding appeals against the decision of the Secretary;\n(g) The Code of ethics for regulating the professional conduct of Registered Practitioners;\n(h) The qualifications, the conditions of service, and pay of the Secretary, and other officers, and servants of the Mandal;\n(i) The form of the State Register;\n(j) The manner of the revision of the State Register.\n(k) Manner of admissions to [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] Schools in the State;\n(l) Manner in which examination will be conducted in the [Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine] ;\n(m) Any other matter for which under this Act provisions may be made by Regulations.\nChapter IX\nMiscellaneous", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 31 }, { "number": "33", "title": "33. Penalty for dishonest use of Certificate.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) dishonestly makes use of any certificate of Registration granted under this Act; or\n(b) procures or attempts to procure registration under the provisions of this Act by making, or producing or causing to be made or produced any false or fraudulent declaration, certificate of representation whether in writing or otherwise; or\n(c) wilfully makes or causes to be made any false representation in any matter relating to the certificate of registration issued under provisions of this Act;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 32 }, { "number": "34", "title": "34. Cognizance of offence.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 33 }, { "number": "35", "title": "35. Information to be furnished by the Mandal.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 34 }, { "number": "36", "title": "36. Power to amend Schedule.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 35 }, { "number": "37", "title": "37. Control by the State Government.", "chapter": null, "content": "Schedule\n[ See under Section 2(d)]\n[Practitioner in Modern and Holistic Medicine]", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 36 } ], "metadata": { "Act ID": "Last Updated 2nd November, 2019 [cg002]", "Act Number": "(Chhattisgarh Act No. 7 of 2001)", "Enactment Date": "", "Act Year": "2001", "Short Title": "The Chhattisgarh Chikitsa Mandal Adhiniyam, 2001", "Type": "STATE", "Location": "Chhattisgarh" }, "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19" }