New Delhi, Oct 23: President Droupadi Murmu has delegated powers to the Lieutenant Governors and administrators of all the Union Territories to exercise powers and discharge the functions of the National Dental Commission Act, 2023 within their respective territories.
Ministry of Home Affairs made the announcement through a notification regarding delegation of powers to discharge of function under the National Dental Commission Act, 2023 to the LGs and administrators of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Ladakh and Lakshadweep.
“In pursuance of clause (1) of article 239 of the Constitution, the President hereby directs that the administrator (whether known as Lieutenant Governor or the administrator) of the Union territories of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Ladakh and Lakshadweep shall, subject to the control of the President and until further orders, exercise powers and discharge the functions of the State Government under sections 29, 48 and 56 of the National Dental Commission Act, 2023 (21 of 2023) within their respective Union territory,” reads the order.
The National Dental Commission Act, 2023 ( 21 of 2023) regulates the profession of dentistry in the country, to provide for quality
and affordable dental education, to make accessible high-quality oral healthcare services across the country.
The Act received Presidential assent on August 11, 2023, and officially came into force on February 29, 2024.
