Lok Sabha Question No. 42 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-02
Subject: Central Council of Indian Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 42 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND FEBRUARY, 2018

## CENT RAL COUNCIL OF INDIA N MEDICINE

## 42. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of members nominated to the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), Ne Delhi;
- (b) whether more members remain to be nomin ated to the said council in the near future and i so, the details thereof;
- (c) the norms and qualifications fixed for nomination of members to CCIM along with the s of CCIM and the responsibilities of the council;
- (d) the details of the review report of the works undertaken by the council; and
- (e) the total number of graduate and post graduate ayurvedic doctors from Rajasthan regi under CCIM?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) &(b):  The total number of members nominated by the Central Government to the Centr Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) is 24 as notified on 28.08.2017 for a period of five Presently there is no vacancy for nominated members.
- (c):    The  norms  and  p arameters  fixed  for  nomination  of  members  to  CCIM  is  annexed  as Annexure I. The main functions and responsibilities of CCIM are as under:
- (i) To  prescribe  the  minimum  standards  of  education  in  Indian  Systems  of  Medicine  vi Ayurved, Siddha, Unani and Sowa Rigpa.
- (ii) To advise Central Government in matters relating to recognition (inclusion / withdraw medical qualifications in Second Schedule of Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970.

Contd………..

(iii) To maintain a Central Register of Indian Me dicine and revise the Register from time to time. (iv) To prescribe Standards of Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Code of Ethics to be obs by the practitioners. (d):  The Detail of the review report of the works undertaken by the Council for the year

- 17 is annexed as Annexure II.

(e):    The  total  number  of  graduate  and  post  graduate  doctors  of  Ayurveda  registered Rajasthan is 9464 as on 01.01.2016.

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## Norms and parameters adopted for nomination of members to CCIM

## In the field of Academic, the person shall be

- Professor with University recognized PhD guide

or

- Teacher with minimum 15 years of teaching experience and University r ecognized PG guide.

or

- Teacher  having  completed  research  projects  where  he/she  himself/herself Principal Investigator and has done 15 Research Publication in ISBN journal.

or

- Director of National Institutes or All India Institute.

## In the field of public health, the person shall be

- Serving  or  retired  Registered  Medical  Practitioners  with  minimum  15  years professional  experience  in  Indian  Medicine  or  Homoeopathy  with  significan contribution in public health for the past 5 years continuously.

or

- National /State/University awardee granted by the concerned International awardee of the level of Magsaysay award etc.

## In the field of research, the person shall be

- Having  contribution  in  AYUSH  research  with  minimum  10  years  experience  and published minimum 10 research papers as first or second author in peer review journal.

or

- Serving  or  retired  Director/DG  of  the  Research  Councils  under  the  Ministry AYUSH.

## In policy matters, the person shall be

- Sitting/former  Adviser  for  respective systems  of  Medicine  in  the  Ministry  of AYUSH.

or

- Serving  or  retired  Director/Principal  of  State  Colleges/Commissioner/Princi Secretary of State/UT Governments for a minimum of three years.

or

- Sitting/former Chancellor/Vice - Chancellor of Health/AYUSH Uni versity minimum of three years.

or

- Renowed  persons  engaged  with  international  courses  with  reputed  AYUSH institutions aboard.

Provided any person who holds the position of President/Chairman/Director/Member o the management Society/Trust in any priva te AYUSH medical college shall not be considered for the said nomination. Efforts may be made for representation of different systems of m rationally in the process of nomination.

## ANNEXURE -I

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## CENTRAL COUNCIL OF INDIAN MEDICINE, NEW DELHI REVIEW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR 2016 - 17

The Central Council of Indian Medicine, New Delhi is a Statutory Body set up under Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970.  The Central Council of Indian Medicine maint the  Central  Registrar  of  practitioners  of  In dian  Medicines  and  regulates  the  education  and practice  and  matter  related  thereto  in  Indian  Systems  of  Medicine  namely  Ayurveda,  Sid Unani and Sowa Rigpa. The Central Council of Indian Medicine was constituted in the y 1971.

The  Government  of  Indi a  notifies  the  members  of  the  Council  time  to  time.    The Executive  Committee  of  the  Council  discharges  the  various  functions  of  the  Council. activities  of  the  Council  include  inspection  of  colleges  for  assessing  the  compliance minimum  standardrequirements  of  infrastructure  and  teaching  /  training  facilities  a Minimum  Standard  Regulation  (MSR)  and  communicate  its  recommendations  to  Central Government  for  the  purpose  of  recognition  of  Under -graduate  /  Post - graduate  courses.    The Central  Coun cil  prescribes/amends  the  Regulations  as  and  when  required  and  up - dates  the Central Register as communicated by the State Boards/ Councils of Indian Systems of Medici

As  per  the  provisions  of  Section  13  C  of  the  IMCC  Act,  1970  and  Indian  Medicin Central Council (Minimum Standard Requirements of Colleges & attached Hospital) (amendment) Regulations,2016 the Central Council inspected institutions / colleges and recommendations  for  approval/disapproval  of  the  scheme  to  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH.  The Central Council conducted the visitation of 297 Ayurved, 46 Unani and 10 Siddha college assessing the standard available at these colleges in conformity with the Minimum Standar Requirement laid down by the Council for Under -graduate and Post -grad uate courses, during the period.

As per the provisions of Section 13 A of the IMCC Act, 1970, and 'The Establishment of New Medical College, Opening of New or Higher Course of Studies or Training and Increase Admission Capacity by a Medical College Reg ulation, 2003,' 75 proposals for establishment of Ayurveda colleges and 8 proposals for Unani Colleges, 24 colleges for starting new PG Co for Unani, 06 colleges for combined UG & PG proposals and 03 Proposals for increasing in capacity in Under -gr aduate / Post - graduate courses for Unani were inspected and recommendations  for  approval  /  disapproval  of  the  schemes  were  made  to  the  Ministry AYUSH.

In  exercise  of  the  powers  conferred  by  Sub - section  (2)  of  Section  14  of  the  Indian Medicine CentralCouncil Act, 1970 (48 of 1970), the Central Government after consulting theCentral  Council  of  Indian  Medicine  recognized  the  medical  qualification Ayurvedacharya (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery), Ayurved Dhanwantari (M.S. Ayurved), Ayurved Vachaspati (M.D. Ayurved) in the second schedule of the IMCC Act, 1970 during the year 2016 - 17 and included the name of 17 Ayurvedic Colleges along with recognition of University.

During the year 2016 - 17, Central Register of the 15 States was notified in the Gazette of Indian  Part  III,  Section  IV  and  418  Central  Registration  Certificates  were  issued practitioners of ISM on the basis of their qualification.

## ANNEXURE -II