Lok Sabha Question No. 962 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: AYUSH Education
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 962 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## AYUSH EDUCATION

## 962. SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  any  regulator/regulatory  mechanism  to  check  AYUSH education and AYUSH products in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of companies found selling fake AYUSH products and the action taken agai them?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):   For  Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani:The  Government enacted  The Indian  Medicin Central Council  Act, 1970  ( IMCC  Act , 1970)  &  framed  rules   and  regulations ther to regulate  ASU education.

ForHomoeopathy: The Government enacted The Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 ( HCC Act ,1973) &  framed  rules  and  regulations  there under  to regulate  Homoeop education.

The  Ministry  of  AYUSH  through  its  Statutory  Regulatory  Council,  Central  Co uncil  of Homoeopathy (CCH) is regulating the education and promotions of Homoeopathy in accordance to the provisions of Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973.

Contd………

The Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945 have exclusive regulatory provisions for Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani (ASU) medicines. Section 3(a), 3(h and  Section  33B  to  33O  of  the  Act  exclusively  pertain  to  ASU  medicines  and  simila regulatory provisions for ASU drugs ar e prescribed in Rules 151 to 169 of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules,  1945.  Regulatory  provisions  for  licensing,  manufacturing  and  sale  of  homoeopa medicines and new homoeopathic medicine are prescribed in Rules 85B, 85C, 67 A to H and 3 -AA of the Drugs & Cosm etics Rules, 1945 respectively. Provisions for Misbranded, Spuriou Adulterated and drugs prescribed standards along with penal provisions are inbuilt in th & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules there under.

Government has set up a Central AYUSH verti cal in CDSCO to oversee the enforcement of the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules there under and related regul measures for ASU&H drugs.

(c ): Total 308 companies found selling fake AYUSH products (From 2016 to 2018).

Ministry of AYUSH has repeatedly taken up the matter with the State Governments t appoint Gazetted Officers for monitoring of advertisements of ASU&H drugs. It is reported 22  States  have  appointed  724  Gazetted  officers  to  enforce  the  legal  provision s  for  taking necessary action against the defaulters in advertising AYUSH drugs etc.

Ministry  of  AYUSH  also  signed  a  MoU  with  Advertising  Standards  Council  of  India (ASCI) for suo - moto monitoring of misleading advertisements of AYUSH drugs etc. appearing in the print media and TV channels and bring the defaulters to the notice of respecti regulators.

Media regulators have also been approached to prevent the publication of inappropr advertisements promoting sale of Ayur vedic and other AYUSH medicines in public interest.

Ministry of AYUSH issued an Advisory dated 31.08.2018 to the manufactures and the advertising agencies to refrain from using the name of Government Departments or Institu in the adverti sements of ASU&H Drugs.

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