Enactment of a Legislation for declaring the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro - Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore as an Institute of National Importance

The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to declare National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore as an Institute of National Importance on the lines of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry.

The Cabinet also approved introduction of the “National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences Bangalore Bill, 2009” in Parliament.

This will facilitate NIMHANS to develop patterns of teaching, with the flexibility to device new courses, constantly evolving syllabi. The Institute will be able to take up new courses that are required and are not currently part of the MCI approved courses.

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