Section 3(1) of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947, provides for constitution and composition of the Council consisting of the following: -

1. One nurse enrolled in a state register elected by each State Council;

2. Two members elected from among themselves by the heads of institutions recognised by the Council for the purpose of this clause in which training is given: -

   1. For obtaining a University degree in Nursing;
       or

   2. In respect of a post-certificate course in teaching of nursing and in nursing administration;

3. One member elected from among themselves by the heads of institutions in which health visitors are trained;

4. One member elected by the Medical Council of India.

5. One member elected by the Central Council of the Indian Medical Association.

6. One member elected by the Council of the Trained Nurses Association of India.

7. One midwife or auxiliary nurse-midwife enrolled in a State Register, elected by each of the State Councils in the four groups of State mentioned below, each group of States being taken in rotation in the following order namely: -

   1. Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

   2. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

   3. Karnataka, Punjab and West Bengal.

   4. Assam, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Orissa ;

8. The Director General of Health Services, ex-officio;

9. The Chief Principal Matron, Medical Directorate, Army Headquarters, ex-officio;

10. The Chief Nursing Superintendent, Office of the Director General of Health Services, ex-officio;

11. The Director of Maternity and Child Welfare, Indian Red Cross Society, ex-officio;

12. The Chief Administrative Medical Officer (by whatever name called) of each State other than a Union Territory, ex-officio;

13. The Superintendent of Nursing Services (by whatever name called) ex-officio from each of the States in the two groups mentioned below, each group of States being taken in rotation in the following order, namely;

    1. Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tami Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Haryana ;

    2. Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Orissa, Punjab & Rajasthan;

14. Four members nominated by the Central Government, of whom at least two shall be nurses, midwives or health visitors enrolled in a State register and one shall be an experienced educationalist;

15. Three members elected by Parliament, two by the House of the People from among its members and the other by the Council of States from among its members.