Vidhi Codex

The Telangana Government Medical and Dental Institutions (Conversion into Semi-Autonomous Institutions) Act, 2007

The Telangana Government Medical and Dental Institutions (Conversion into Semi-Autonomous Institutions) Act, 2007

Health200739 sections

This Act regulates the conversion of government medical and dental colleges in Telangana, India, into semi-autonomous institutions. It applies to these state-run educational facilities, their affiliated teaching hospitals, and their academic and clinical staff. The law establishes governing councils and executive boards to manage their clinical operations, academic courses, and internal recruitment policies. This reform matters because granting semi-autonomous status gives these public medical colleges the financial and administrative flexibility required to modernize their training standards, streamline operations, and deliver higher quality healthcare, ultimately transforming them into regional centers of excellence in medical research and education.

Start reading →Read full ActSections
  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Status of the Institute.
  4. 4. Objects of the Institute.
  5. 5. Powers and functions of the Institute.
  6. 6. Authorities of the Institute.
  7. 7. Officers of the Institute.
  8. 8. The President.
  9. 9. Governing Council.
  10. 10. Functions of Governing Council.
  11. 11. Executive Board.
  12. 12. Powers of the Executive Board.
  13. 13. Meetings of the Governing Council.
  14. 14. Meetings of the Executive Board.
  15. 15. Special Invitees.
  16. 16. Term of office and vacancies among members of Governing Council and the Executive Board.
  17. 17. Method of appointment of Director.
  18. 18. Powers and Duties of the Director.
  19. 19. Registrar, his powers and duties.
  20. 20. Superintendent, Powers and Functions.
  21. 21. Academic Council.
  22. 22. Recruitment policy.
  23. 23. Selection Committee.
  24. 24. Finance Committee.
  25. 25. Powers of the Finance Committee.
  26. 26. Payment to the Institute.
  27. 27. Fund of the Institute.
  28. 28. Annual Financial Statement.
  29. 29. Accounts and Audit.
  30. 30. Annual report.
  31. 31. Authentication of orders and Instruments of the Institute.
  32. 32. Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies, etc.
  33. 33. Directions by Government.
  34. 34. Reference to the President.
  35. 35. Returns and Information.
  36. 36. Power to remove difficulties.
  37. 37. Power to make rules.
  38. 38. Power to make regulations.
  39. 39. Repeal of Ordinance.

PDF: pending for this language.