National Dental Commission Selects 19 Part-Time Members Through Draw of Lots

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has selected part-time members of the National Dental Commission (NDC) and its three Autonomous Boards through a draw of lots, following the procedure prescribed under the National Dental Commission Act, 2023, and its associated rules. The selection process was conducted in the presence of Smt. Punya Salila Srivastava, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on November 3, 2026.

A total of 19 part-time members have been selected for a two-year tenure. This includes 10 representatives from State and union territory governments and nine representatives from State Dental Councils. The process also involved selecting the second part-time member for each of the Commission's three autonomous boards.

The 10 representatives from State/UT Governments have been selected from Sikkim, Jharkhand, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. The nine representatives from State Dental Councils have been selected from Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Puducherry.

Under Section 17(5) of the National Dental Commission Act, 2023, the second part-time members of the three autonomous boards were selected from among the nine representatives of State Dental Councils. The selected representatives are Dr. Rajesh Reddy from Telangana for the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Dental Education Board, Dr. Shiva Sharan K from Karnataka for the Dental Assessment and Rating Board, and Dr. Chandresh Kumar Shukla from Madhya Pradesh for the Ethics and Dental Registration Board.

The selection process aims to ensure representation from State and UT governments and State Dental Councils in the Commission and its Autonomous Boards. Dr. Vinod Kotwal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and other Ministry officials were also present during the process.

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