AYUSH treatment is recognized by the Government of India under 'The Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970' (IMCC Act 1970) and 'The Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973' (HCC Act 1973). This alternative method of treatment is supervised by two regulatory bodies set up by the Government of India - the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) and the Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH).