Lok Sabha Question No. 1181 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Criteria for recognition of Ayurvedic Colleges
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Shrirang Appa Barne, Prataprao  Jadhav, Sudheer Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.-1181 ANSWERED ON 9 th  February, 2024 Criteria for recognition of Ayurvedic Colleges

## 1181. SHRI   SANJAY SADASHIVRAO  MANDLIK:

## SHRI  DHAIRYASHEEL  SAMBHAJIRAO  MANE:

SHRI  SHRIRANG APPA  BARNE:

SHRI  PRATAPRAO  JADHAV:

SHRI  SUDHEER  GUPTA:

- Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state: (a)   the details of the present criteria/standard followed/being followed by the Government for granting recognition to Ayurvedic Colleges in the country; (b)    whether  the  said  criteria/standards  have  been  revised  by  the  Government  for  academic session 2024-25 to make it difficult for getting such recognition; (c)   if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; (d)    whether  it  is  true  that  many  Ayurvedic  colleges  are  in  danger  of  losing  their  recognition status due to the revised criteria/standards for academic session 2024-25; (e)  if so, the details thereof along with the names of such colleges; (f)  the time by which the Government proposes to start the inspection process of these colleges; and (g)  whether  all  Ayurvedic  Colleges  have  sent  their  reports  to  the  Government  and  if  so,  the
- details thereof and if not, the action taken/proposed to be taken against such colleges?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)      The present criteria/standards/Regulations being followed by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine, which is a regulatory body for granting recognition to Ayurvedic Colleges in the country,  are as under:-

-  Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (Minimum  Standard  Requirements  of  Ayurveda Colleges and attached Hospitals) Regulations, 2016.

(Details are  available in the given link:https://ncismindia.org/pdf/rul-reg-msr-2016-97.pdf ).

-  Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (Post  Graduate  Ayurveda  Education)  Amendment Regulations, 2019. (Details are available in given link: https://ncismindia.org/pdf/rulreg-mse-ay-2019.pdf ).
-  Minimum Standards of Under Graduates Ayurveda Education Regulations, 2022. (Details are available in the given link:

https://ncismindia.org/MSE%202022%20Ayurveda%20NCISM%20Gazette%20notification.pdf )

-  Establishment of  New Medical College, Opening of  New or Higher Course of Study or Training and Increase of Admission Capacity by a Medical College Regulations, 2019. (Details are available in given link: https://ncismindia.org/pdf/regulation%2013A.pdf )

(b) to (e) The said criteria/standards are not yet revised. The aim of the revised regulation is to uplift the standards of all Ayurveda Colleges.

- (f) The  process  of  inspection  of  the  Colleges  for  the  academic  year  2024-25  is  already commenced  by  the  Medical  Assessment  and  Rating  Board  of  the  National  Commission  for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), which is a regulatory Board under NCISM
- (g) As  per  the  information  received  from  NCISM,  so  far  Four  Hundred  and  Fifty  Three Ayurveda Colleges have submitted their part -1 proforma for the purpose of visitation for the Academic Year 2024-25. The process is going on.

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