Delhi HC directs Central Govt to establish Professional Council for physiotherapists

                   
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday has directed the Central Goverment to to ensure that the National Commission and Professional Council for physiotherapists is set up/established at the earliest.
  
While going through the affidavit of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the court finds it a bit incongruous that two or more physiotherapists can form a society or trust which can own, control and manage a clinical establishment but a single physiotherapist cannot own, control, and manage a clinical establishment in his/her own name.

The Division Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Saurabh Banerjeeun its order  said, “The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is directed to examine the said aspect as well as to ensure that the National Commission and Professional Council for the physiotherapists is set up/established at the earliest.”
  
The Delhi High court also asked Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to file a detail affidavit and posted the matter for April 12 for further hearing.

The Delhi High was hearing a 
plea filed by several physiotherapists who are qualified physiotherapists with many years of experience, seeking direction to the Centre to take steps towards recognition of physiotherapy as a separate and independent profession and set up a separate regulatory body to govern them and to redraft the standards set for physiotherapy in view of the constitutional deficiencies as set out in this petition.