Section 21
Search-cum-Selection Committee.
The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021
About this Act
An Act to provide for regulation and maintenance of standards of education and services by allied and healthcare professionals, assessment of institutions, maintenance of a Central Register and State Register and creation of a system to improve access, research and development and adoption of latest scientific advancement and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto
21. Search-cum-Selection Committee.—(1) The Central Government shall, on the recommendation
of a Search-cum-Selection Committee, appoint the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and the Secretary of the
Commission.
(2) The Search-cum-Selection Committee shall consist of the following persons, namely:--
(a) the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare--Chairperson;
(b) the Secretary or his nominee, not below the rank of Additional Secretary of Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education--member;
(c) four experts, possessing outstanding qualifications and experience of not less than twenty-five years in the field of allied and healthcare education, public health education and health research to be nominated by the Central Government--members;
(d) one person, possessing outstanding qualifications and experience of not less than twenty-five years in the field of management or law or economics or science and technology to be nominated by the Central Government--member; and
(e) Additional Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Convener--member.
(3) The Central Government shall, within a period of three months from the date of occurrence of any vacancy, including by reason of death, resignation or removal of the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson or Secretary of the Commission or within three months before the end of tenure of the Chairperson or ViceChairperson or Secretary of the Commission, make a reference to the Search-cum-Selection Committee for selection of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or Secretary.
(4) The Search-cum-Selection Committee shall recommend a panel of at least three names for each vacancy.
(5) The Search-cum-Selection Committee shall, before recommending any person for appointment of the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson or Secretary, satisfy itself that such person does not have any financial or other interest which is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as such Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or Secretary.
(6) No appointment of the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson or Secretary of the Commission shall be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy or absence of a member in the Search-cum-Selection Committee.
(7) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3) to (6), the Search-cum-Selection Committee may regulate its own procedure.
(2) The Search-cum-Selection Committee shall consist of the following persons, namely:--
(a) the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare--Chairperson;
(b) the Secretary or his nominee, not below the rank of Additional Secretary of Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education--member;
(c) four experts, possessing outstanding qualifications and experience of not less than twenty-five years in the field of allied and healthcare education, public health education and health research to be nominated by the Central Government--members;
(d) one person, possessing outstanding qualifications and experience of not less than twenty-five years in the field of management or law or economics or science and technology to be nominated by the Central Government--member; and
(e) Additional Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Convener--member.
(3) The Central Government shall, within a period of three months from the date of occurrence of any vacancy, including by reason of death, resignation or removal of the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson or Secretary of the Commission or within three months before the end of tenure of the Chairperson or ViceChairperson or Secretary of the Commission, make a reference to the Search-cum-Selection Committee for selection of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or Secretary.
(4) The Search-cum-Selection Committee shall recommend a panel of at least three names for each vacancy.
(5) The Search-cum-Selection Committee shall, before recommending any person for appointment of the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson or Secretary, satisfy itself that such person does not have any financial or other interest which is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as such Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or Secretary.
(6) No appointment of the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson or Secretary of the Commission shall be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy or absence of a member in the Search-cum-Selection Committee.
(7) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3) to (6), the Search-cum-Selection Committee may regulate its own procedure.