section 6
The Local Public Health Committee and the Local Public Health Officer.
The Kerala Public Health Act, 2023Health202383 sections12 chapters
Chapter 2 PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEES, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS: FUNCTIONS AND POWERS
Statutory text
- (1) The Public Health Committee at Grama Panchayath Level shall consists of the following members, namely:—
- (i) Grama Panchayath President : Chairperson
- (ii) Medical Officer of Health Department in charge of Grama Panchayath : Member Secretary
- (iii) Medical Officer (Indian Systems of Medicine) : Member
- (iv) Medical Officer (Homoeopathy) : ”
- (v) Panchayath Secretary : ”
- (vi) Animal Husbandary Officer : ”
- (vii) Circle Food Safety Officer : ”
- (viii) Agricultural Officer : ”
- (2) At Municipality/Corporation level, the Public Health Committee shall be constituted at each transferred institutions of the Health Department at urban areas. Mayor of Corporation or Municipal Chairperson concerned shall be the Chairperson and the Head of the transferred health institution shall be the Member Secretary. In the urban areas, which do not fall under the limits of such transferred health institutions, a Deputy District Medical Officer (Health) authorised by District Medical Officer (Health) shall be the Member Secretary of the committee. The following shall be the other members in the Local Public Health Committee at the Municipality/ Corporation level, namely:—
- (i) Municipal/Corporation Secretary;
- (ii) Medical Officer (Indian Systems of Medicine);
- (iii) Medical Officer (Homoeopathy);
- (iv) Animal Husbandary Officer;
- (v) Circle Food Safety Officer;
- (vi) Agricultural Officer.
- (3) The Member Secretary of the Local Public Health Committee shall also hold the charge of Local Public Health Officer.
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