Centre Empowers Administrators of Nine UTs to Exercise State Government Powers Under Dental Commission Act
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New Delhi, Oct 23 : The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has authorised administrators of nine Union Territories, including Delhi, Chandigarh and Jammu and Kashmir, to exercise state government powers under key provisions of the National Dental Commission Act, 2023.
The delegation empowers the administrators to establish dental councils, promote dental healthcare in rural areas and frame related rules under the Act.
According to a notification, the powers have been delegated to the administrators, whether designated as Lieutenant Governors or Administrators, of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Ladakh and Lakshadweep.
The notification states that the President has directed the administrators of the specified Union Territories to exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the state government under Sections 29, 48 and 56 of the National Dental Commission Act, 2023, subject to presidential control and until further orders.
