Lok Sabha Question No. 132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-02
Subject: Agreement between India and Malaysia
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, SANTOSH AHLAWAT

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTIO N NO. 132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND FEBRUARY, 2018

## AGREEMENT BETWEEN IN DIA AND MALAYSIA

## 132. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has signed an agreement with Malaysia in the field of Tradit Systems of Medicine;
- (b) if so, the details and main features thereof;
- (c) whether it is a fact that there are some issues regarding Registration of AYUSH pract and products in Malaysia; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to resolve the i

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

- (a) & (b) : Yes. The Government of the Republic of India and the Government of Malaysia has signed  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  on  cooperation  in  the  field  of  Traditiona Systems of Medicine on 27.10.2010. The salient features o f the MoU are as follows:
- i. Cooperation for the promotion of traditional medicine including the regulatio teaching,  practice,  drugs  and  drugless  therapies  of  Traditional  Systems Medicine.
- ii. Exchanging experts for training of practitioners, paramedics, scientists, teachers and students in Traditional Systems of Medicine.
- iii. Accommodating interested practitioners, paramedics and students in instituti for educational and training programmes on Traditional Medicine
- iv. Mutual recognition of Ayurveda, Unani, Sid dha, Pharmacopeia of Indian and the Malaysian Herbal Pharmacopoeia
- v. Setting up of Academic Chairs on Traditional Systems of Medicine .

Contd………..

(c)& (d): As per the Traditional & Complimentary Medicine (T&CM) Act 2016 of Govt. of Malaysia, the loc al or foreign practitioners who intend to practice in Malaysia in the reco practice areas will be needed to be registered with the T&CM Council of the Malaysia. Se 24(1) of the T&CM  Act 2016 speaks that foreign practitioners who wish to obtain a temporary practicing certificate from the T&CM Council of Malaysia must be registered practitione their respective countries.

There were potential difficulties in registering the therapists practicing tradition of  Indian  medicine  in  Mala ysia  with  Traditional  and  Complementary  Medicine  (T  &  CM) Council in Malaysia as therapists are not required to register with any regulatory authori India.

In order to resolve the issue, a bilateral meeting between two countries was held December,  2016  at  Malaysia  and  Ministry  of  AYUSH  agreed  to  provide  two  reference documents to the T&CMD which are (1) A list of the institutions certified by Quality Coun India (QCI) to train Panchkarma or AYUSH therapists and (2) the minimum requirement s for AYUSH therapists who wish to enter Government Service in India.

The  details  of  minimum  requirements  for  AYUSH  therapists  who  wish  to  enter Government Service in India have already been provided to Malaysian side.  Further, it h been informe d to Malaysian side that QCI has not yet undertaken the certification of ins for the training of AYUSH therapists.

Regarding the registration of AYUSH practitioner, it was clarified to the Malaysia that the Central registration with CCIM is not compulsory in India and the T& CM Council, Malaysia need not rely on the central register to verify AYUSH practitioners.

The  National  Pharmaceutical  Regulatory  Agency  (NPRA)  of  Malaysia  is  exploring  a pathway  to  register  traditional  medicine  products based  on  philosophy  of  use.  In  order  to facilitate this process Ministry of AYUSH has provided a complete set of Ayurveda Formul of India and a copy of Good Clinical Practice to Malaysian side.

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