Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions
Notification
New Delhi, the 26th March, 2025
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section (10) and sub-section (2) of section 11 of the
National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021 (14 of 2021) read with
Rule 10 of the NCAHP Rules, 2021, the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare
Professions as decided in its meeting held on 20th March, 2025, hereby makes the following
notification number 40/1/2025-AHS-DOHFW DEPARTMENT, dated 26.03.2025 with effect
from the date of notification: -
Ten Professional Council of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare
Professions
1. Medical Laboratory and Life Sciences Professional Council
Sl. Members
No
1. Dr Rashmi Shukla (PhD)
Scientist II, Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics, AIIMS, New Delhi.
2. Dr Vidya Srinivasan (PhD)
Professor & Head, School of Allied Health Sciences, Girijananda Chowdhury University,
Guwahati.
3. Prof. Dr Gagan Dhavan (PhD)
Registrar and Dean Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences and Healthcare Skills Delhi Skills
and Entrepreneurship University, New Delhi.
4. Dr Geetha M (PhD)
Scientific Officer, Dept of Biochemistry, SCTIMST, Medical College, Trivandrum.
5. Dr C. Ananda Vayaravel (PhD)
Professor & Principal, Sri Venkateshwaraa College of Paramedical Sciences,
Puducherry.
2. Trauma, Burn Care and Surgical/ Anaesthesia related technology Professional
Council
1. Shri. Ravi Surla
GVK, EMRI, Hyderabad.
2. Ms. T N Nimahala
Assistant Professor, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research,
Chennai.
3. Shri. Rajana Shanmukha Rao
OT. Technologist, AIIMS, New Delhi.
4. Ms. Shanthi Alagesan
Instructor for Regional ITCs, American Heart Association, New Delhi.
3. Physiotherapy Professional Council
1. Dr KM Annamalai (PhD)
Chancellor-Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gujarat.
2. Dr Ali Hussain Irani (PhD)
Principal, Physiotherapy, NMIMS Deemed to be University, Mumbai.
3. Dr V P Gupta (PhD)
Senior Manager-Physiotherapy, Fortis EScort Heart Institute, New Delhi
4. Dr Ashish D Kakkad (PhD)
Professor, Marwadi University, Gujarat.
5. Dr Vijay Kage (PhD)
Professor and Dean, KAHER Institute of Physiotherapy, Karnataka.
4. Nutrition Science Professional Council
1. Dr Parmeet kaur (PhD)
Chief Dietician, AIIMS, New Delhi.
2. Dr Jagmeet Madan (PhD)
Principal and Professor - Dept of Food Nutrition and Dietetics, Director, Research,
Consultancy and Collaboration Centre, Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home
Science, Mumbai.
3. Dr Beena Mathews (PhD)
Retd. Senior Dietician and Head of the Dept, National Institute of Mental Health and
Neurosciences, Bangalore.
4. Dr Poonam Tiwari (PhD)
Senior Dietician, Head Department of Dietetics, [Link], Lucknow.
5. Dr Minakshi Bajaj (PhD)
Dietician, Tamil Nadu Govt. Multi Super Specialty Hospital, Chennai.
5. Ophthalmic Science Professional Council
1. Dr Venkataramana Kalikivayi (PhD)
Principal, Ahalia School of Optometry & research Centre, Palakkad.
2. Shri. Sanjay Mishra
Scientist, AIIMS, New Delhi.
3. Dr Ramani Krishna Kumar (PhD)
Faculty, Elite School of Optometry, Chennai.
4. Dr Rashmi Ashokan (PhD)
Head- Occupational Optometry, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai.
5. Dr Gaurav Kumar Bharadwaj (PhD)
Associate Professor and Head of Department, Palam Vihar Gurugram.
6. Occupational Therapy Professional Council
1. Ms. Anurupa Senapati
Assistant Professor & Head, Dept. of Occupational Therapy, SVNIRTAR, Cuttack.
2. Dr Madhuchhanda Mohanty (PhD)
HOD & Assistant Professor, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons
with Physically Disabilities, New Delhi.
3. Dr Jyotika Bijalani (PhD)
Dean of Academic Council of Occupational Therapy, Mumbai.
4. Dr Akhileshkumar Shukla (PhD)
Director, NIMHR, Madhya Pradesh.
5. Dr Ganapathy Sankar.U (PhD)
Dean, SRM College of Occupational Therapy, Chennai.
7. Community Care, Behavioural Health & Other Professionals Professional
Council
1. Dr Manas Mandal (PhD)
Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
2. Dr Rakesh Kriplani (PhD)
Director, Central India Institute for Psychological Science, Gandhinagar.
3. Shri. Bhojraj Shekhar
Chief Medical Social Service Officer AIIMS, New Delhi.
4. Dr Sonia Deuri (PhD)
Head and Professor, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, LGBRIMH, Assam.
5. Dr Ashima Nehra (PhD)
Professor, Clinical Psychology (NSC), AIIMS, New Delhi.
8. Medical Radiology, Imaging & Therapeutic Technology Professional Council
1. Dr Krishnappan Chockkalingam (PhD)
Chief Physicist & RSO at Apollo Hospitals, Gandhinagar.
2. Shri. Shrinivassulu sriramdas
I/c Principal & RSO, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
3. Shri. Pavan Kumar Popli
Chief Technical Officer at AIIMS, New Delhi.
4. Dr. Subhash Chand Bansal (PhD)
Assistant Professor (Non-Medical) Department of Radio-diagnosis, PGIMER,
Chandigarh.
5. Dr Suresh Sukumar (PhD)
Additional Professor, Manipal College of Health Professions (MCHP), MAHE, Manipal.
9. Medical Technology & Physician Associates, Biomedical & Medical Equipment
Technology Professional Council
1. Dr Niranjan D. Khambete (PhD)
Manager – Clinical Engineering, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Centre,
Pune.
2. Shri. Rajeev Gupta
STO Perfusionist, AIIMS Delhi.
3. Ms. Gomathi Sunder
Founder and Director, Right Research Academy, Chennai.
4. Dr Jagadishwaran D (PhD)
Principal and Professor Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences Chennai.
5. Dr Soumya Johnson (PhD)
Associate Professor, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Cochin.
10. Health Information Management & Health Informatic Professional Council
1. Dr Rajesh Kumar Sinha (PhD)
Professor & Dean School of Digital Health IIHMR University, Jaipur.
2. Dr Sabu K M (PhD)
Professor, Dept. Health Information Management, Manipal College of Health Professions
(MCHP), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Udupi.
3. Shri. Niranjan Bhore
Senior Specialist-HIS Implementation, Digital Health System, U.P Government Technical
Support Unit, Lucknow.
4. Shri. Shivprasad Raveendar
Senior Medical Officer & Asst. CPIO, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences
and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram.
[F. No.40/1/2025-AHS-DOHFW DEPARTMENT]
Arvind Kumar, Secretary, NCAHP.
