Importance of Tripura State Allied & Healthcare Council (TSAHC) in the Modern Healthcare System.
Subir Bhaumik, M. Optom ex-Chairperson, TSAHC
December 23, 2025
The modern healthcare system is no longer limited to doctors and nurses alone. It is a multidisciplinary framework where Allied and Healthcare Professionals (AHPs) play a vital role in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and health promotion. In this context, the Tripura State Allied and Healthcare Council (TSAHC) assumes immense importance for strengthening healthcare delivery, ensuring professional regulation, and improving public health outcomes in the state of Tripura.
1. Strengthening Healthcare through Allied Health Professionals
Allied and Healthcare Professionals such as optometrists, physiotherapists, medical laboratory technologists, radiographers, operation theatre technologists, dialysis technologists, and many others form the backbone of modern healthcare services. TSAHC provides a statutory platform to recognize, regulate, and support these professionals, enabling them to function effectively within the healthcare system.
2. Regulation and Standardization of Professional Practice
One of the most important roles of TSAHC is to ensure standardization of education, training, and professional practice. By maintaining state registers of qualified professionals, setting ethical guidelines, and monitoring scope of practice, the Council safeguards patients from unqualified or unethical practices. This regulatory function enhances trust, accountability, and quality of care across both public and private healthcare institutions.
3. Implementation of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) Act
TSAHC plays a crucial role in implementing the objectives of the NCAHP Act, 2021 at the state level. It acts as the link between national policies and ground-level execution, ensuring that allied and healthcare professions in Tripura align with national standards while addressing state-specific healthcare needs.
4. Improving Quality of Patient Care
Modern healthcare depends heavily on accurate diagnostics, effective rehabilitation, and continuous patient support—areas largely managed by allied health professionals. TSAHC ensures that only competent and properly trained professionals deliver these services. This directly contributes to improved diagnosis, faster recovery, reduced hospital stay, and overall better patient outcomes.
5. Workforce Development and Career Progression
By recognizing allied and healthcare professions as independent and respected healthcare careers, TSAHC promotes professional dignity, motivation, and career growth. Registration, licensing, and continuing professional development (CPD) encourage lifelong learning and skill upgradation, creating a competent workforce ready to meet emerging healthcare challenges.
6. Addressing Healthcare Gaps in Tripura
Tripura, like many northeastern states, faces challenges such as limited specialist availability and geographical barriers. TSAHC helps optimize the healthcare workforce by empowering allied professionals to deliver essential services at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. This improves accessibility, especially in rural and remote areas.
7. Promoting Ethical Practice and Patient Safety
Through codes of ethics, disciplinary mechanisms, and grievance redressal systems, TSAHC protects patient rights and promotes ethical healthcare delivery. This is particularly important in a modern system where technology-driven diagnostics and interventions demand high levels of professional responsibility.
8. Supporting Public Health and Preventive Care
Allied health professionals play a significant role in preventive healthcare, early detection, rehabilitation, and community-based services. TSAHC facilitates their integration into public health programs, contributing to disease prevention, disability management, and health awareness initiatives in Tripura.
Conclusion
The Tripura State Allied and Healthcare Council is a cornerstone of the modern healthcare system in the state. By regulating professions, ensuring quality education and ethical practice, empowering allied health professionals, and aligning with national healthcare reforms, TSAHC significantly strengthens healthcare delivery in Tripura. An active, well-functioning TSAHC is not only essential for professional governance but also crucial for achieving accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare for the people of Tripura.
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