**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on July 23, 2026, amends the membership composition of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions. Exercising powers under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021, the government substituted specific ex-officio members in the principal notification dated March 11, 2024. The amendments took effect upon publication in the Gazette of India on August 6, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Regulatory Framework**
* The amendments are made under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 3, read with section 4, of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021.
* This document further amends the principal notification S.O. 1248 (E) dated March 11, 2024, which was last amended on February 17, 2026.
**Membership Substitutions (Serial No. viii)**
* Shri Dharmender, Deputy Secretary of the Under Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) under the National Medical Commission, is appointed as an ex-officio member.
**Membership Substitutions (Serial No. ix)**
* The following three officials are appointed as ex-officio members:
* Lt. Cdr. Pawan Deep, Deputy Director (Admn), North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong.
* Dr. Jitendra Sharma, Director, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Person with Physical Disabilities, Delhi.
* Dr. Arvinda H. R., Medical Superintendent, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru.
**Impact Analysis**
**National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions**
**Impact**
The composition of the Commission is formally updated to include new representatives from medical education, regional health sciences, disability services, and mental health institutions.
**Action Required**
The Commission must update its internal rolls and integrate these officials into its official proceedings and decision-making bodies.
**Appointed Ex-Officio Members**
**Impact**
Shri Dharmender, Lt. Cdr. Pawan Deep, Dr. Jitendra Sharma, and Dr. Arvinda H. R. are legally designated to serve on the Commission by virtue of their current professional positions.
**Action Required**
These individuals must assume their roles on the Commission and perform the duties mandated by the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021.
**Ministry of Health and Family Welfare**
**Impact**
The Ministry fulfills its statutory requirement to maintain and update the leadership of the National Commission.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must ensure the notification is disseminated to the relevant departments and that the changes are reflected in administrative records.
Key Entities Referenced
National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021: The primary legislation governing the regulation of allied healthcare professions and the source of authority for these membership amendments.
National Medical Commission: The regulatory body for medical education whose Under Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) is assigned ex-officio representation on the Commission.
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru: A premier medical institution whose Medical Superintendent is designated as an ex-officio member of the Commission.
North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong: A regional medical institute whose Deputy Director (Admn) is appointed as an ex-officio member.
Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Person with Physical Disabilities, Delhi: A national institute whose Director serves as an ex-officio member under the revised notification.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 4164] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, अगस्ट्त 6, 2026/श्रावण 15, 1948
No. 4164] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2026/SHRAVAN 15, 1948
स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 23 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 4340(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय सहबद्ध और स्ट्वास्ट््य िेख-रेख वृजि आयोग अजधजनयम, 2021 (2021
का 14) की धारा 4 के साथ परित धारा 3 की उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (2) द्वारा प्रिि िजियों का प्रयोग करत ेहुए, भारत
सरकार के स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण मंत्रालय की अजधसचू ना संखयांक का.आ.1248 (अ) तारीख 11 माच,च 2024, िो
भारत के रािपत्र असाधारण भाग 2, खंड-3, उपखंड (ii) म ेंतारीख 11 माच,च 2024 को प्रकाजित हुई थी, म ें और संिोधन
करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती ह।ै अथाचत्-
उि अजधसूचना म,ें धारा 3 की "उपधारा (3) के खंड (ग) के अधीन सिस्ट्य" िीर्चक से सबं ंजधत पैरा (2) म,ें सारणी म,ें-
(क) क्रम संखया (viii) और उससे संबंजधत प्रजवजियों के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत को रखा िाएगा, अथाचत्:-
क्रम सिस्ट्यता की
सि स्ट्य
संखया प्राजस्ट्थजत
(1) (2) (3)
"(viii) श्री धमेंद्र, उप सजचव, अवर स्नातक आयुर्वचज्ञान जिक्षा बोड च (यिू ीएमईबी), राष्ट्रीय सिस्ट्य, पिेन";
आयुर्वचज्ञान आयोग।
6046 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
(ख) क्रम संखया (ix) और उससे संबंजधत प्रजवजियों के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत को रखा िाएगा, अथाचत्:-
क्रम सि स्ट्य सिस्ट्यता की
संखया प्राजस्ट्थजत
(1) (2) (3)
"(ix) (क) लेजटिनेंि कमांडर पवन िीप, उप जनिेिक (प्रिासन), पूवोिर इंदिरा गांधी क्षेत्रीय
सिस्ट्य, पिने "I
स्ट्वास्ट््य एवं आयुर्वचज्ञान संस्ट्थान, जिलोंग।
(ख) डॉ. जितेंद्र िमाच, जनिेिक, पंजडत िीनियाल उपाध्याय राष्ट्रीय िारीररक दिव्ांगिन
संस्ट्थान, दिल्ली।
(ग) डॉ. अरववंि एच. आर., जचदकत्सा अधीक्षक, राष्ट्रीय मानजसक स्ट्वास्ट््य एवं तंजत्रका
जवज्ञान संस्ट्थान, बेंगलरुु ।
[फा. स.ं िडे -28016/03/2023-एएचएस-भाग (1)]
ए. मथु ुकुमार, संयुि सजचव
रिप्पण: मलू अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र असाधारण, भाग 2, खडं 3, उपखंड (ii) म ेंअजधसूचना संखयांक का.आ. 1248
(अ), तारीख 11 माच,च 2024 द्वारा प्रकाजित हुई था और अंजतम बार अजधसूचना संखयांक 850 (अ), तारीख 17 फरवरी,
2026 द्वारा संिोजधत दकया गया था।
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, 23rd July, 2026.
S.O. 4340(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 3 read with
section 4 of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021 (14 of 2021), the
Central Government hereby makes the following amendments further to amend the notification of the
Government of India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare number S.O.1248 (E), dated the 11th
March, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii), dated the
11th March, 2024, namely:-
In the said notification, in paragraph (2) relating to the heading “Members under clause (c) of sub-section
(3) of section 3", in the Table,-
(a) for serial number (viii) and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
Sl. No. Member Status of Membership
(1) (2) (3)
"(viii) Shri Dharmender, Deputy Secretary, Under Graduate Medical
Education Board (UGMEB), National Medical Commission. Member, ex
officio";[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(b) for serial number (ix) and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
Sl. No. Member Status of Membership
(1) (2) (3)
"(ix) (a) Lt. Cdr. Pawan Deep, Deputy Director (Admn), North Eastern
Members, ex
Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences,
officio".
Shillong.
(b) Dr. Jitendra Sharma, Director, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya
National Institute for Person with Physical Disablities, Delhi.
(c) Dr. Arvinda H. R., Medical Superintendent, National Institute
of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bengaluru.
[F. No. Z-28016/03/2023-AHS-Part (1)]
A. MUTHUKUMAR, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-
section (ii), vide notification number S.O. 1248 (E), dated the 11th March, 2024 and was last amended vide
notification number 850 (E), dated 17th February, 2026.
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