Lok Sabha Question No. 3386 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Doctors under AYUSH
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3386 TO BE ANSWERED ON  13 TH MARCH, 2020

## DOCTORS UNDER AYUSH

## 3386. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to give permission to Doctors under AYUSH to practi and prescribe modern medicines, if so, the details t hereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to impart any training to Doctors in AYUSH for practi modern medicine and if so, the action taken thereon;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to change the syllabus and curriculum of AYUSH so as includ e modern medicine and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any study regarding the danger of practise of mo medicine by AYUSH doctors and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether the  Government  proposes  to  promote  AYUSH  by  promoting  its  practise  in traditional way and if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes integration of modern medicine with AYUSH, if so, t details ther eof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): There is no such proposal under consideration of this Ministry.
- (b): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India has informed that,  a  certificate  course  in  community  health  is  offered  by  IGNOU  and  a  few  State  H Universities. Ayurvedic  Practitioners along with B.Sc, (Nursing) gr aduates, who undergo this course, become eligible for being appointed as Community Health Officers.
- (c): There is no such proposal under consideration of this Ministry.
- (d): No such study has been conducted by this Ministry.
- (e): The Central Government has taken following measures to promote practice of AYUSH:
- A) Central  Government  has  published  Standard  Treatment  Guidelines  and  list  of  essent drugs.
- B) Central  Research  Councils  for  Ayurved,  Unani,  Siddha  &  Homoeopathy have  been est ablished  by  Ministry  of  AYUSH  through  which  researches  used  to  be  done  on  Drug standardization,  Pharmacological  research,  Clinical  research,  Literary  research  and documentation are carried out.

C) National  Eligibility  Entrance  Test  (NEET)  for  all  AYUSH Educational  Institutions  for admission for Undergraduate Course has been introduced.

- D) All India Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIPGET) for all AYUSH Educational Institutions admission for Post graduate Courses has been introduced.
- E) AYUSH National Teachers Eligibility Test is proposed to be conducted for appointment of teachers  in AYUSH  institutions  and  an  unique  verification  code  for  such  teachers  shall allotted by CCH/ CCIM before their appointment, is being introduced.
3. (f): There is no such proposal under consideration of this Ministry.

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