Centre empowers UT administrators to exercise state government powers under National Dental Commission Act

New Delhi, Oct 23 (UNI) The union Ministry of Home Affairs has authorised administrators of nine union Territories, including Chandigarh, Delhi, and Jammu and Kashmir, to exercise state government powers under key provisions of the National Dental Commission Act, 2023. This delegation grants them statutory authority to establish dental councils, promote rural dental healthcare, and frame related rules. According to the 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,…