Lok Sabha Question No. 3304 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Education Parity to Yoga and Naturopathy
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Dr. Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3304

## ANSWERED ON 08.08.2025

## Education Parity to Yoga and Naturopathy

## 3304. Smt. Smita Uday Wagh:

Dr. Bhola Singh:

## Will the Minister of AYUSH

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the reasons for excluding Yoga and Naturopathy education from the NCISM Act, 2020, despite clear recommendations by the Parliamentary Standing Committee and NITI Aayog for their inclusion and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  provide  Yoga  and  Naturopathy educational parity and establishing a dedicated regulatory framework at par with other AYUSH systems and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether in accordance with the Ministry of Health guidelines dated 4th September 2006 and the recommendations of the Naturopathy Task Force (2009) any concrete measures have been taken by the Government for the registration of Naturopathy practitioners and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any Central or State-level Council have been constituted for the registration of Naturopathy practitioners, or is there a proposal or roadmap under consideration in this regard; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  maintain  an  updated  national  registry  of  trained  and traditional Naturopathy practitioners including those with decades of service and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) The Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 (IMCC Act, 1970) has been repealed by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 (NCISM Act, 2020). Since Yoga and Naturopathy were not part of the IMCC Act, 1970, the same were not included in the NCISM Act, 2020. However, Ministry of Ayush has been consistently working towards the promotion and strengthening of Yoga and Naturopathy and has established an apex Central Research  Council  namely  the  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  and  Naturopathy (CCRYN) and the teaching institutions such as the National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN) and the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY).

(b) to ( e) No such proposal for establishing a dedicated regulatory framework at par with other AYUSH systems has been considered yet. However, the Ministry of Ayush has established the Yoga Certification Board (YCB) which is functioning under Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga and is responsible for certifying Yoga professionals and accrediting Yoga institutions. Similarly, the Naturopathy Registration Board (NRB) established under the aegis of National Institute  of  Naturopathy,  Pune,  is  responsible  for  the  central  registration  of  Naturopathy practitioners and for the accreditation of Naturopathy educational institutions and hospitals. The  NRB  registers  institutionally  qualified  Bachelor  of  Naturopathy  and  Yogic  Sciences (BNYS) graduates who hold degrees from University Grants Commission (UGC)-recognized universities.  As  of  date,  523  BNYS  graduates,  who  hold  degrees  from  UGC-recognized universities, have been registered under the NRB. In addition to central registration, 15 Statelevel Councils  are currently functioning and  are engaged  in  registering  Naturopathy practitioners within their respective jurisdictions.

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