Lok Sabha Question No. 3043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: Homoeopathic System of Medicines
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Chhedi Paswan

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3043 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## HO MOEOPATHIC SYSTEM OF MEDICINES

## 3043. SHRI CHHEDI PASWAN:

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

- (a) whether any Committees were constituted by the Government before granting recognitio the  Homoeopathic  system  of  medicines,  if  so,  th e  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of Committees so constituted;
- (b)  the  essential  parameters/norms  fixed  by  the  Government  for  granting  recognition  t Homoeopathic system of medicine;
- (c)  whether any  research  gateway  was  published  in  any  journal/magazine  before granting recognition to homoeopathy, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the homoeopathy institutions met all essential parameters as per the finding said Committees, if so, t he details thereof;
- (e) whether the Committees constituted for the purpose had made recommendations even af Homoeopathic institutions having met all essential parameters; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with these recommendations?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)to(c) : The following Committees were constituted by the Government before granting recognition to the Homoeopathic system of medicine:
- (i) Homoeopathic Ad- hoc Committee -1952
- (ii) The Homoeopathic Advisory Committee -1956
- (iii) Sub- Committee  was  constituted  in  1967,  which  has  recommended  a  Bill  for  Indian Medicine and Homoeopat hy Central Council and the same was introduced in Rajya Sabha on 17- 12- 1968.
- (iv) Further, a Joint Committee of Parliament considered the said Bill and h recommended two separate independent Central Councils, one for all the three systems Indian Medici ne and the other for Homoeopathy.

Accordingly, the Homoeopathic Central Council Bill was drafted and introduced in Ra Sabha on 3 rd April, 1972. The same was then referred to another Joint Committee consisting 45 members from both houses of Par liament.

On the 8 th March, 1973 the said Committee in its 26 th Meeting considered the draft report and adopted the Bill with some amendment. Thereafter, the Homoeopathic Central Council B as recommended by the Joint Committee was passed by b oth the Houses of Parliament and was given  assent  to  by  the  Hon'ble  President  of  India  on  17 th December,  1973;  to  be  called  as Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973.

(d)to(f) : No, the Committees constituted for the purpose had not made any recommenda tions after recognition of Homoeopathic system of medicine.

After  the  enactment  of  Homoeopathy  Central  Council  Act,  1973  and  constitution  o Central  Council  of  Homoeopathy,  the  Council  has  prescribed  the  regulations  specifying norms for Dipl oma and Undergraduate courses in the year 1983. Further, in the year 1989, P Graduate Regulations were also prescribed by Central Council of Homoeopathy.

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