Regn.No. KERBIL/2012/45073 dated 05-09-2012 with RNI Reg No.KL/TV(N)/634/2021-2023 മകരള സർകാർ Government of Kerala 2026
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GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Health and Family Welfare (C) Department
NOTIFICATION
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 23rd December, 2025
G.O. (P) No. 131/2025/H&FWD
S. R. O. No. 37/2026
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (1) of section 2 of the Kerala Public Services Act, 1968 (19 of 1968), the Government of Kerala hereby make the following rules further to amend the Kerala Medical Education (Nursing in Hospital Wing) State Service Rules, 2011 issued by notification under G.O.(P) No.302/2011/H&FWD dated 11th May, 2011 and published as S.R.O. No.301/2011 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.1026 dated 16th May,
2 RULES1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Kerala Medical Education (Nursing in Hospital Wing) State Service (Amendment) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of the rules.- In the Kerala Medical Education (Nursing in Hospital Wing) State Service Rules, 2011, in the TABLE under rule 5, in the entries in Column (3) against Category 3. Deputy Nursing Superintendent, the words "with Science as optional subjects" shall be deleted.
By order of the Governor,
Dr. RAJAN NAMDEV KHOBRAGADE I A S
Additional Chief Secretary
Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.) The Government have issued the Kerala Medical Education (Nursing in Hospital Wing) State Service Rules, 2011 as per notification issued under G.O(P)No.302/2011/H&FWD dated 11th May, 2011 and published as S.R.O. No.301/2011 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.1026 dated 16th May, 2011. In accordance with the recommendations contained in the 27th report of the Subordinate Legislation Committee (2014-16) and the re-designation of posts ordered as per G.O.(Ms) No.112/2022/H&FWD dated 10th June, 2022, the said rules were amended as per notification issued under G.O.(P)No.77/2023/H&FWD dated 19th October, 2023 and published as S.R.O. No.1143/2023 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.3528 dated 1st November, 2023. As per the Indian Nursing Council guidelines, candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary Examination in any stream can apply for General Nursing and Midwifery Course. Therefore, the Government have considered it necessary to amend the educational qualification required for appointment to the post of Deputy Nursing Superintendent regulated under this special rules in tune with the Indian Nursing Council guidelines.
This notification is intended to achieve the above object.