नये सं?थान] कC ?थापना, नए पाaयNम आQद के लए अनुम,त

(1) इस अ%ध0नयम मM अंत-व?Uट Bकसी बात के होते हुये भी अथवा तHसमय AवृHत Bकसी -व%ध के होते हुये भी यह उस 0त%थ से Aभावी होगी जब इसे रा7य सरकार >वारा अ%धसू%चत Bकया जाए:

(क) कोई Vयिrत cबना अनुम0त के संJथा Jथा-पत नहXं करेगा; या (ख) इस धारा के उपबंधO के अzयधीन, कोई भी Vयिrत या संJथा रा7य सरकार क; पूवा?नुम0त के cबना -

(i) नए या उ‡चतर पाxयyम का अzययन या A1शdण (अzययन या A1शdण के JनातकोHतर पाxयyम स हत) या ऐसा कोई पाxयyम या A1शdण Aारंभ नहXं कर सकती है जो Bकसी छाm को Bकसी मा[यताAा\त भौ0तक %चBकHसक (Bफिजयोथेरे-पJट) क; उपा%ध हा1सल करने के लायक बनाती हो।

(ii) Bकसी पाxयyम या A1शdण (JनातकोHतर पाxयyम के अzययन या A1शdण स हत) के 1लए दा2खला dमता मM वृ-j नहXं कर सकता है।

?पbटKकरण 1-इस धारा के Aयोजनाथ?, ‘कोई Vयिrत’ मM शा1मल है - कोई -वvव-व>यालय या QJट या सभा या कोई संJथा, लेBकन इसमM के[t सरकार और रा7य सरकार शा1मल नहXं है।

?पbटKकरण 2-इस धारा के Aयोजनाथ?, Bकसी संJथा मM Bकसी पाxयyम के अzययन या A1शdण (अzययन या A1शdण के JनातकोHतर पाxयyम स हत) से संबं%धत ‘दा2खला dमता’, से अ1भAेत है सरकार >वारा समय≤ पर ऐसे कोस? या A1शdण मM Aवेश लेनेवाले छाmO क; 0नधा?]रत सं या।

(2) (क) उप-धारा (1) के अधीन अनुम0त Aा\त करने के 1लए कोई Vयिrत या संJथा, रा7य सरकार के समd अपनी Jक;म AJतुत करेगी; (ख) इस तरह के आवेदन क; Aाि\त के बाद, रा7य सरकार इस Jक;म को प]रषद के पास अनुशंसा के 1लए भेजेगी।

(3) उप-धारा (2) के अधीन, प]रषद Bकसी Jक;म क; Aाि\त पर या बाद मM भी, प]रषद संबं%धत Vयिrत या संJथा से ऐसे अ[य -ववरण अ1भAा\त कर सकती है, िजसे वह आवvयक समझे-

(क) य द Jक;म दोषपूण? हो या इसमM कोई आवvयक -ववरण नहXं हो, तो संबं%धत Vयिrत या संJथा को 1ल2खत अ‰यावेदन देने या प]रषद >वारा -व0न द?Uट Bकसी mु ट को, य द हो तो, सुधारने का युिrतयुrत अवसर दिया जाएगा। (ख) उप-धारा (5) मM उिPल2खत कारकO को zयान मM रखते हुये Jक;म पर -वचार Bकया जायेगा और अपनी अनुशंसा के साथ Jक;म को रा7य सरकार के पास भेजा जायेगा।

(4) रा7य सरकार, उप-धारा (3) के तहत् प]रषद क; अनुशंसाओं तथा Jक;मO को Aा\त करने और उस पर -वचार करने के बाद, और ऐसे अ[य -ववरण जो इससे संबं%धत Vयिrत या संJथा से अ1भAा\त करना आवvयक समझा जाए, उ[हM Aा\त कर उप-धारा (5) मM उिPल2खत कारकO को zयान मM रखते हुए इस योजना को अनुमो दत करेगी। इस अनुमोदन को उप-धारा (1) क; अनुम0त के अधीन दX गई अनुfा माना जाएगा।

Jक;म क; अJवीकृ0त के मामले मM, इस तरह के अJवीकृ0त के कारणO को अ1भ1ल2खत Bकया जाएगा और ऐसे 0नण?यO को इसके कारण स हत आवेदक को सू%चत Bकया जाएगा;

पर[तु, सरकार >वारा उठाई गई आपिHतयO के संबंध मM आवेदक >वारा सरकार के समd JपUटXकरण AJतुत Bकया जा सकेगा और उन JपUटXकरणO पर -वचार करने के बाद सरकार अपनी Jवीकृ0त Aदान कर सकती है।

पर[तु यह और Bक इस उप-धारा (5) क; Bकसी बात का यह अथ? ना लगाया जाय Bक वह Bकसी Vयिrत या संJथा को नई Jक;म AJतुत करने से रोक सकती है, िजसक; Jक;म को पहले रा7य सरकार >वारा अJवीकृत Bकया गया है। इस धारा के Aावधान इस Jक;म पर उसी तरह लागू हOगे, मानो यह Jक;म उप-धारा (2) के तहत् पहलX बार जमा क; जा रहX है।

(5) उपधारा (3) के खंड(ख) के अधीन प]रष> अनुशंसा करते समय और रा7य सरकार Bकसी आदेश को पा]रत करते समय, उप-धारा (4) के अधीन 0न!न1ल2खत तKयO को zयान मM रखते हुये Jक;म को Jवीकृत या अJवीकृत कर सकती है, यथा:-

(क) AJता-वत संJथा या मौजूदगी संJथान जो अzययन या A1शdण के नए या उ‡चतर पाxयyम Aार!भ करना चाहता है, तो rया वह प]रषद >वारा धारा-16 के अzयधीन -व हत 1शdा के [यूनतम मानकO को पूरा करने मM सdम है?

(ख) कोई Vयिrत जो एक नई संJथा Jथा-पत करने का इ‡छुक है या कोई मौजूदा संJथान जो अzययन या A1शdण का नया या उ‡चतर पाxयyम Aारंभ चाहता है या दा2खले क; dमता मM वृ-j करना चाहता है तो उसके पास पया?\त -वHतीय साधन है?

(ग) संJथान का समु%चत संचालन सु0निvचत करने के 1लये Jक;म मM -व0न द?Uट अव%ध के भीतर कम?चारX, उपकरण, Jथान-सु-वधा, A1शdण तथा अ[य सु-वधा या नए पाxयyम के अzययन या A1शdण के संचालन या दा2खला dमता मM क; गई अथवा क; जानेवालX वृ-j के 1लये Jथान-सु-वधा उपल†ध कराई जा सकेगी?

(घ) ऐसे छाmO के 1लए जो ऐसे संJथान मM अzययन करना चाहते हO, या Bकसी पाxयyम या A1शdण मM भाग लेना चाहते हO, उनके 1लये Bकसी ऐसे Vयिrत से A1शdण देने क;, िजसके पास मा[यताAा\त भौ0तक %चBकHसक (Bफिजयोथेरेपी) क; यो~यता हो, उसके 1लए, यथािJथ0त, rया VयवJथा क; गई है या उसका rया काय?yम तैयार Bकया गया है?

(ड़) भौ0तक %चBकHसा (Bफिजयोथेरेपी) क; Aैिrटस के dेm मM काय?बल क; आवvयकता क; पू0त? के 1लए, यथािJथ0त, आवvयक rया VयवJथा क; गई है या काय?yम तैयार Bकया गया है। तथा,

(च) कोई भी अ[य कारक िजसे -व हत Bकया जाय।

(6) जब रा7य सरकार इस धारा के अंतग?त ऐसी Jक;म को Jवीकृत या अJवीकृत करने का आदेश पा]रत करती है तो इस आदेश क; एक A0त संबं%धत Vयिrत या संJथा को भेजी जायेगी।

(7) रा7य सरकार >वारा ऐसी Jक;म क; Jवीकृ0त के बाद, संJथा का नाम, यथािJथ0त अनुसूची-। अथवा अनुसूची-।। मM शा1मल Bकया जाएगा। (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, with effect from such date as may be notified by the State Government :

(a) no person shall establish an institution; or

(b) no institution shall,

(i) open a new or higher course of study or training (including a postgraduate course of study or training) which would enable a student or such course or training to qualify himself for the award of any recognised physiotherapy qualification; or

(ii) increase its admission capacity in any course of study or training (including a post -graduate course of study or training), except with the previous permission of the State Government obtained in accordance with the provisions of this section.

Explanation-I- For the purposes of this section, "person" shall include any University or a trust or a society or an institution but shall not include the Central Government or the State Government.

Explanation-II- For the purposes of this section, "admission capacity", in relation to any course of study or training (including post-graduate course of study or training) in an institution, means the maximum number of students that may be fixed by the Government from time to time, for being admitted to such course or training.

(2) (a) Every person or institution shall, for the purpose of obtaining permission under sub-section (1), submit to the State Government a scheme;

(b) On receipt of such application the State Government shall, refer the scheme to the Council for its recommendations.

(3) On receipt of a scheme by the Council under sub-section (2), the Council may obtain such other particulars, as may be considered necessary by it, from the person or the institution concerned, and thereafter, it may, (a) if the scheme is defective and does not contain any necessary particulars, give a (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, with effect from such date as may be notified by the State Government :

(a) no person shall establish an institution; or

(b) no institution shall,

(i) open a new or higher course of study or training (including a postgraduate course of study or training) which would enable a student or such course or training to qualify himself for the award of any recognised physiotherapy qualification; or

(ii) increase its admission capacity in any course of study or training (including a post -graduate course of study or training), except with the previous permission of the State Government obtained in accordance with the provisions of this section.

Explanation-I- For the purposes of this section, "person" shall include any University or a trust or a society or an institution but shall not include the Central Government or the State Government.

Explanation-II- For the purposes of this section, "admission capacity", in relation to any course of study or training (including post-graduate course of study or training) in an institution, means the maximum number of students that may be fixed by the Government from time to time, for being admitted to such course or training.

(2) (a) Every person or institution shall, for the purpose of obtaining permission under sub-section (1), submit to the State Government a scheme;

(b) On receipt of such application the State Government shall, refer the scheme to the Council for its recommendations.

(3) On receipt of a scheme by the Council under sub-section (2), the Council may obtain such other particulars, as may be considered necessary by it, from the person or the institution concerned, and thereafter, it may,"

(a) if the scheme is defective and does not contain any necessary particulars, give a reasonable opportunity to the person or institution concerned for making a written representation and it shall be open to such person or institution to rectify the defects, if any, specified by the Council;

(b) consider the scheme having regard to the factors referred to in sub-section (5), and submit the scheme together with its recommendations thereon to the State Government.

(4) The State Government may, after considering the scheme and the recommendations of the Council under sub-section (3), and after obtaining, where necessary, such other particulars as may be considered necessary by it from the person or an institution concerned, and having regard to the factors referred to in sub-section (5), may approve (with such conditions, if any, as it may consider necessary), the scheme. The approval granted shall be deemed to be permission under sub-section (1).

In case of disapproval of the scheme, the reasons for such disapproval shall be recorded in writing and such decision with such reasons shall be conveyed to the applicant:

Provided that, the applicant may represent to the Government with clarifications for the objections raised by the Government and Government may, after considering those clarifications, grant the permission:

Provided further that, nothing in this sub-section shall prevent any person or an institution, whose scheme has not been approved by the State Government, to submit a fresh scheme and the provisions of this section shall apply to such scheme, as if, such scheme has been submitted for the first time under sub-section (2).

(5) The Council, while making its recommendations under Clause (b) of subsection (3) and the State Government while passing an order, either approving or disapproving the scheme under sub-section (4), shall have due regard to the following factors, namely :

(a) whether the proposed institution or the existing institution seeking to open a new or higher course of study or training, would be in a position to offer the minimum standard of education as prescribed by the Council under section 16;

(b) whether the person seeking to establish an institution or the existing institution seeking to open an new or higher course of study or training or to increase its admission capacity has adequate financial resources;

(c) whether necessary facilities in respect of staff, equipment, accommodation, training and other facilities to ensure proper functioning of the institution or conducting the new course of study or training or accommodating the increased admission capacity have been provided or would be provided within the time limit specified in the scheme;

(d) whether any arrangement has been made or programme drawn to impart training to students likely to attend such institution or course of study or training by persons having the recognised physiotherapy qualification, as the case may be;

(e) whether necessary arrangement has been made or programme drawn to meet the requirement of manpower in the field of practice of physiotherapy, as the case may be; and

(f) any other factors as may be prescribed.

(6) Where the State Government passes an order either approving or disapproving a scheme under this section, a copy of the order shall be communicated to the person or the institution concerned.

(7) After approval of the scheme by the State Government, the name of the institution shall be included in Schedule I, or as the case may be, in Schedule II.