Promulgation of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Anatomy Regulation, 2016

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for promulgation of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Anatomy Regulation, 2016 with a view to lay down procedures for providing supply or availability of unclaimed of dead bodies to the Medical College for the purpose of studying the human anatomy in all systems of medicine. 

Background:

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration has established a 100 bedded medical College by upgradation of the G.B. Pant Hospital, Port Blair. The newly started Andaman and Nicobar Institute of Medical Science completed the process of admission of students and classes for the first year MBBS course commenced on 1st September, 2015.