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H EALTH AND RELATED SERVICES 155<br />
Government of India acting through the Secretariat<br />
for Industrial Assistance and the Department of<br />
Industrial Policy and Promotion. 25 The Reserve Bank<br />
of India under the Foreign Exchange Management Act,<br />
1999, regulates the flow of foreign exchange into and<br />
from India.<br />
Investment in specific sectors requires prior<br />
government approval, while a number of sectors are<br />
open to foreign direct investment under the automatic<br />
route. Under the automatic route no prior<br />
approval of the Government or Reserve Bank of India<br />
is needed to undertake an investment into the Indian<br />
venture. The investors are required to only notify the<br />
regional office of the RBI within 30 days of making<br />
the investment.<br />
Hundred per cent FDI under automatic route is<br />
allowed in hospital sector in India. 26<br />
Domestic Regulations Regarding Qualification<br />
and Licensing Criteria for Medical Practioners<br />
and Dentists and Nurses<br />
Regulatory Authorities: The Medical Council of India<br />
established under the Indian Medical Council Act,<br />
1956, is the regulatory authority for medical<br />
practitioners in India. Only persons holding degrees<br />
and qualifications recognised by the Medical Council<br />
of India and registered with the Council can practice<br />
the profession of medicine in India.<br />
The Dental Council of India established under the<br />
Dentist Act, 1948, is the regulatory authority for<br />
dentists in India. Only persons holding degrees and<br />
qualifications recognised by the dental council of India<br />
and registered with the Council can practice the<br />
profession of dentistry in India.<br />
Recognition of Foreign Qualifications and<br />
Reciprocal Arrangements<br />
Medical Practitioners: Section 12 of the Indian Medical<br />
Council Act provides that medical qualifications<br />
granted by medical institutions outside India which are<br />
specified in Schedule II to the act, shall be recognised<br />
as medical qualifications for the purposes of the Act.<br />
Degrees from specified medical colleges and universities<br />
in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, have<br />
been listed in Schedule II to the Indian Medical Council<br />
Act. These are listed below:<br />
SAARC Degrees Specified in Schedule II<br />
Countries<br />
Bangladesh MBBS from<br />
Chittagong University<br />
Dhaka University<br />
Rajshahi University<br />
Nepal MBBS from<br />
Tribhuvan University<br />
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan<br />
Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhra,<br />
Kathmandu University<br />
Pakistan LMS, MB, MBBS, MD and MS from Punjab<br />
University<br />
LMS from Punjab State Medical Faculty<br />
Sri Lanka LMS from Ceylon Medical College<br />
• Certain other degrees from other universities in Bangladesh,<br />
Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are also recognised<br />
provided the applicant is an Indian citizen. 27<br />
• In order to notify a foreign college in Schedule II<br />
to the Indian Medical Council Act, the Medical<br />
Council of India needs to enter into negotiations<br />
with the relevant authority of the foreign country<br />
and set up a scheme of reciprocity for recognition<br />
of medical qualifications. 28 This provides the<br />
potential basis for negotiations with other SAARC<br />
countries for recognition of qualifications.<br />
• The medical council of India also recognises<br />
medical practitioners having medical degrees<br />
granted by medical institutions in countries with<br />
which India does not have a reciprocal agreement,<br />
if the following conditions are satisfied 29 :<br />
– Such persons are enrolled as medical practitioners<br />
in accordance with the law regulating<br />
the registration of medical practitioners for the<br />
time being in force in their country;<br />
– Such persons can work with an institution in<br />
India for the purposes of teaching, research or<br />
charitable work; and<br />
– The duration of such persons medical practice<br />
in India shall be limited to the period specified<br />
in this behalf by the Central Government by<br />
general or special order.<br />
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www.dipp.nic.in<br />
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Press Note No.2 (2006) Series, DIPP<br />
27<br />
Section 13(3), Medical Council Act read with Part II of Schedule III, which includes degrees such as MBBS(Dakha),<br />
MBBS(Karachi), and MBBS(Ceylon)<br />
28<br />
Section 12(2), Indian Medical Council Act.<br />
29<br />
Section 14(1), Indian Medical Council Act http://www.fdiworldental.org/resources/assets/facts_and_figures/2000/INDIA.PDF<br />
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