‘Include yoga & naturopathy in bill to create new regulator for Indian system of medicine’
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi:28.11.2019
A parliamentary committee has sought the inclusion of yoga and naturopathy in the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, stating these age-old practices with focus on holistic health are an integral part of Indian culture and the Ayushsystem.
The department-related parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare, in its report submitted to the Rajya Sabha, said the absence of a central regulatory body at a time when yoga is being considered as a panacea for a meaningful life and living “may result in proliferation of poor standard institutes and unchecked practices by unqualified practitioners”.
The committee also suggested integration of Indian systems of medicine with modern treatment to provide accessible, affordable and quality primary health care. It also asked the state governments to implement measures to enhance the capacity of existing health care professionals, including Ayushpractitioners to address primary care issues and challenges.
Drafted on the lines of the National Medical Commission, the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019 seeks to create a new regulator, replacing the statutory body, Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), governing higher education in Indian systems of medicine.
The committee has also recommended that a Board of Yoga and Naturopathy be constituted under Clause 18 in the bill. The bill provides for conducting a common National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test and common counselling by the designated authority for admission to all the medical institutions offering Indian system of medicine so as to ensure quality and transparency in admissions.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi:28.11.2019
A parliamentary committee has sought the inclusion of yoga and naturopathy in the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, stating these age-old practices with focus on holistic health are an integral part of Indian culture and the Ayushsystem.
The department-related parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare, in its report submitted to the Rajya Sabha, said the absence of a central regulatory body at a time when yoga is being considered as a panacea for a meaningful life and living “may result in proliferation of poor standard institutes and unchecked practices by unqualified practitioners”.
The committee also suggested integration of Indian systems of medicine with modern treatment to provide accessible, affordable and quality primary health care. It also asked the state governments to implement measures to enhance the capacity of existing health care professionals, including Ayushpractitioners to address primary care issues and challenges.
Drafted on the lines of the National Medical Commission, the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019 seeks to create a new regulator, replacing the statutory body, Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), governing higher education in Indian systems of medicine.
The committee has also recommended that a Board of Yoga and Naturopathy be constituted under Clause 18 in the bill. The bill provides for conducting a common National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test and common counselling by the designated authority for admission to all the medical institutions offering Indian system of medicine so as to ensure quality and transparency in admissions.
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