THE ORIGIN

The NHB was born in the year 1987 on 1st April. Necessitated at the time by the three fold increase in the Nursing Home Municipal Taxation. Executive Committee Members of IMA who came to Madras and successfully defended the increasing taxation. We found that the Government withdrew the increase in taxation our representation we thought these problems will recur and IMA should have an exclusive body to represent Nursing Home.

The NHB was born. This was formed at Chennai itself at a meeting in our house with the state Executive Committee members. Dr. V. Varadarajan was the State President and Dr. V.N. Rajasekaran, State Secretary, Dr. K. Janakiraman the outgoing State Secretary offered to be the first Secretary of the NHB. The formation was subsequently ratified by the State Council at Tuticorin in May 1987.

NHB MEETINGS WITH STATE COUNCIL 1 - 58

From that time onwards separate time was allotted in the State Council for discussion of NHB problems. There was a through discussion in this State Council regarding NHB matters. We held 1 to 58 meetings along with the State Council. Some times the discussions took most of the time of State Council. The local NHB members who are not members of the State Council could not take part in the discussion. Similarly some State Council Members who do not owe Nursing Homes are burdened to listen to NHB problems. Considering the enormous time the NHB took in the State Council and for the above reason Dr. M.S. Ashraf then President suggested that we hold separate meetings of NHB in which President, Secretary and Treasurer of State IMA will attend.