Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery

The DGNM is focused on the structural integration and sustainability of nursing education and management systems following the transition of activities from the concluded HPNSP into the regular institutional framework.

verification_status is 'partial' because: (1) annual_budget_bdt for DGNM as a standalone line item is not publicly disaggregated in FY2025-26 budget documents reviewed; (2) current Director General identity is unconfirmed with a primary source dated 2026 -- Wikipedia lists Siddika Akter (appointed 2020) but search results from late 2025 indicate a Joint Secretary (Moazzam Anwar Hossain Akand) is holding the post in additional charge; dgnm.gov.bd officer list page returned a certificate error and could not be directly verified; head_since is null for the same reason. (3) staff_count of 19,034 (17,797 nursing + 1,237 non-nursing) is the sanctioned post count from old.dgnm.gov.bd; actual filled positions as of 2026 are approximately 14,589 nursing and 829 non-nursing per the same source but the sanctioned figure is the schema-appropriate value. parent_id_ref is 'Health Services Division' (one of the two divisions of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) per the BPSC Senior Staff Nurse circular 2025 and the Ministry of Finance Health Services Division budget document; DGNM is not under the Medical Education and Family Welfare Division. The ECNEC digitization project (Tk 211.90 crore) is implemented by the Medical Education and Family Welfare Division on behalf of DGNM but does not change DGNM's administrative home. BNMC (Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council Act 2016) is a separate regulatory body -- DGNM coordinates with BNMC but does not govern it; BNMC operates under its own statute.