The Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives
Council is an autonomous statutory registration body for
registering qualified Nurses, Midwives, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives/
Multipurpose Health Workers/ Health Visitors as per the provision
in the Act.
The Madras Nurses and Midwives
Act No.III of 1926 was passed in the Madras Legislative Council
of Madras in 1926 followed by Notification in the Fort St.
George Gazette on 29th June 1926 and came into force on 14th
February 1928.
The Madras Nurses and Midwives
Council was constituted under the authority of the above Act
by a notification by the governor on 14th December 1928. This
Council is the earliest piece of legislation on Nursing in
the whole of South-East Asia aiming the advancement of nursing
education and champion the cause of the nursing profession.
The Madras Nurses and Midwives
Act No.III of 1926 was renamed as the Tamilnadu Nurses and
Midwives (Amendment) Act No.XXVI of 1960 on 14th December
1960.
The rules and regulations framed thereunder have been amended
on several occasions to suit the rapid changes in science
and technologies.
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