Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION OF CHHATTISGARH PARAMEDICAL COUNCIL

3. (1) The State Government shall, as soon as may be, establish, by notification, a Paramedical Council with effect from such date as may be specified therein. (2) The council shall be a body corporate by the name of the Chhattisgarh Paramedical Council, and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal with the power to acquire and hold property both moveable and immoveable and subject to the provisions made under this Act, to transfer any property held by it and to contract and do all other things necessary for the purposes of its constitution and may sue and be sued in its corporate name.

1. (1) The Council shall consist of the following members, namely: - A-Ex-officio
   • (i) Minister for Public Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education.
   • (ii) Director Medical Education.
   • (iii) Director Health Services.
   • (iv) Director Indigenous Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy.
   • (v) Chairman of the Vyavsayik Parishad Mandal Chhattisgarh or his nominee not below the rank of controller. B-Nominated Members
   • (vi) One Dean of State or Autonomous Medical College
   • (vii) One Principal of State or Autonomous Ayurvedic College.
   • (viii) One Professor of Orthopedics of Government or Autonomous Medical College or Principal of Autonomous College of Physiotherapy.
   • (ix) One Professor and Head of Department of State or Autonomous Ayurvedic College in which the course in Paramedical subject is run.
   • (x) One Professor and Head of the Department of State or Autonomous Ayurvedic or Homeopathy or Unani College in which any Paramedical subject is run. practitioners in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations Provided that in the case of constitution of the Council for the first time after the commencement of the Act the members under this category shall be nominated by the State Government
2. (2) The member under clause (vi) to (x) of Sub-section (1) shall be nominated by the State Government
3. (3) No person shall at the same time serve as a member in more than one capacity
4. (4) The name of every person ex-officio, nominated or elected under Sub-section (1) shall be notified in the Gazette.

A Person shall not be qualified for being nominated or elected as a member of the Council, if-

1. (a) He is not a citizen of India ; or
2. (b) He is an un-discharged insolvent; or
3. (c) He is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or
4. (d) He has been sentenced for an offence involving moral turpitude ; or
5. (e) He is an employee of the Council and is remunerated by salary or honorarium; or
6. (f) His name has been removed from the State Register, or from the Register of medical or paramedical practitioner under any Act for the time being in force.

6 (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, elected and nominated members shall hold office for a term of five years from the date of first meeting of Council : Provided that the members nominated under proviso to clause (xi) of Sub-section (1) of Section 4 shall hold office till the elected members have entered their offices, and the members so elected shall continue in the office for the unexpired term of nominated members under clauses (vi) to (x) of Sub-section (1) of Section 4

1. (2) The nominee of the chairman of the Vyavsayik Parikshad Mandal Chhattisgarh shall hold office of member of the Council during the pleasure of the aforesaid chairman.
2. (3) Not-with-standing the expiration of the term specified under Sub-section (1) the outgoing members shall continue in office till the nomination or election, as the case may be, of his successor.

A nominated or elected member of the Council may at any time resign from his office in such manner as may be prescribed by the regulations.

8 (1) If any member other than ex-officio member of the Council, during the period of his office-

1. (a) Absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Council without the permission of the Council; or
2. (b) Is absent out of India for a period exceeding twelve consecutive months; or
3. (c) Becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specified in Section 5: or
4. (d) Ceases to be registered medical practitioner under any Act for the time being in force; the Council shall declare his office vacant : Provided that no declaration shall be made under this Sub-section unless a reasonable opportunity of being heard is given to the member concerned.

1. (2) Any member aggrieved by a declaration under Sub-section (1) may prefer an appeal to the State Government within ninety days from the date of such declaration and the decision of the State Government thereon shall be final.

9. If a nominated or elected member of the Council dies or resigns, or for any other cause whatsoever ceases to be a member, the vacancy shall be filled, as soon as may be, by nomination, or election, as the case may be, and the person so nominated or elected shall hold office for the un-expired term of his predecessor.

10. (1) Minister for Public Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education, shall be ex-officio President of the Council.

1. (2) Director Medical Education shall be ex-officio Vice-President of the Council.
2. (3) The President and Vice-President shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by this Act or regulations there under.