Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Delhi Approves Revised Healthcare Council Rules With Online Registration
Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor approved revised draft rules for a council overseeing allied and healthcare professions.
The council will have a full-time chairperson and a secretary.
Their pay scales will match specified senior roles in the Delhi government.
The rules also set up online registration for professionals.
This system will help maintain Delhi’s register of those professionals.
The report says the online system is intended to make registration more transparent and efficient.
The draft was revised after Chief Minister Rekha Gupta made observations.
The rules are linked to a national law passed in 2021.
That law covers professional education and services, registers, and standards.
Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu approved revised draft rules for Delhi’s State Allied and Healthcare Professions Council.
The council will have a full-time chairperson paid at the principal secretary level and a secretary paid at the secretary level.
The rules provide for online registration and maintenance of the State Register of Allied and Healthcare Professionals.
The draft was revised after observations by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta regarding corrective features.
The rules are intended to support state-level regulation under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021.
- Who
- Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu approved the draft; Chief Minister Rekha Gupta made observations during its revision.
- What
- Revised draft rules for the State Allied and Healthcare Professions Council were approved, including provisions for council appointments and online registration.
- When
- The report is dated October 9; the year of the approval is not specified.
- Where
- Delhi, India.
- Why
- To establish a clearer state-level regulatory framework in line with the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021.
- Approving official
- Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu
- Rules
- Constitution of State Allied and Healthcare Professions Council Rules, 2025
- Chairperson
- Full-time, with pay at the principal secretary level in the Delhi government
- Secretary
- Pay at the secretary level in the Delhi government
- Registration
- Online system for maintaining the State Register of Allied and Healthcare Professionals
- Relevant law
- National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021
- Revision
- The draft was revised following observations by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta
