Sunday, April 7, 2019

Allot more funds and facilities for development of Siddha 
Medicine: Madras HC

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PublishedApr 7, 2019, 1:32 am IST

A division bench comprising Justices N.Kirubakaran and S.S.Sundar posed the 9 queries while passing interim orders on a Public Interest Litigation.



Madras high court

Chennai: Stating that the Central and State governments are expected to allot more funds and provide more facilities to the Siddha Doctors, especially, to the students for doing research, the Madras high court has posed 9 queries to be answered by the central and state governments.

A division bench comprising Justices N.Kirubakaran and S.S.Sundar posed the 9 queries while passing interim orders on a Public Interest Litigation.

The bench said Siddha system is a neglected child both by the Central and State governments, whereas Ayurvedam is developed by Central government and by other state governments. Siddha has its origin from Tamil Nadu. Since the governments have not shown any interest by allotting funds, there is no   considerable research made in the Siddha field. Unless researches are made, there is no question of any   development and popularity for Siddha. After much effort, the central government was compelled to establish a National Siddha Institute at Tambaram, Chennai, which is functioning now successfully, the bench added.

The bench said the Tamil Nadu government should take all the steps to see that more funds were allotted and researches were made for the development of Siddha medicines.

The Siddha medicines have to be popularized by the government in appropriate manner. It was also brought to the notice of this court by way of a PIL that even the Siddha Medical College Hospital at Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli district was not having sufficient facilities even for running as a college. When that being he position, there was no possibility of any scope for researches, the bench added.

Suo motu impleading the Union government in the case, the bench posted to April 22, further hearing of the case.

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