Lok Sabha Question No. 1933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Integration of  Homeopathy
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Thiru Dr. S Jagathratchakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1933

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2024

## Integration of Homeopathy

## 1933. Shri S. Jagathratchakan:

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  recognizing  the  vital  role  of  homeopathy  in  healthcare proposes  to  integrate  it  into  mainstream  medicine  and  foster  collaboration  among practitioners, researchers and policymakers to unleash its full potential and ensure its universal accessibility;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the initiatives that are proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken necessary steps to ensure that the country emerges as a leader in Homeopathic research, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a), (b), (c) and (d);

-  Yes, Homoeopathy is a recognized system of medicine under the Ministry of Ayush. The education and practice of Homoeopathy is being regulated through the National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) and the research through the Central Council for  Research  in  Homoeopathy  (CCRH).  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  also  established National Institutes namely, National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH), at Kolkata and its satellite institute  at  Narela,  Delhi,  North  Eastern Institute  of  Ayurveda  & Homoeopathy (NEIAH), Shillong, Meghalaya, and Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian  Medicine  &  Homoeopathy  (PCIM&H)  for  standardization  of  Homoeopathic drugs.
-  NCH Act was enacted to ensure a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education, ensures availability of adequate and highquality Homoeopathy medical professionals in all parts of the country. This Act has provision to promote equitable and universal healthcare that encourages community health  perspective  and  makes  services  of  such  medical  professionals  accessible  and

affordable to all the citizens; that promotes national health goals; that encourages such medical professionals to adopt latest medical research in their work and to contribute to  research;  that  has  an  objective  periodic  and  transparent  assessment  of  medical institutions and facilitates maintenance of a medical register of Homoeopathy System of  Medicine  for  India  and  enforces  high  ethical  standards  in  all  aspects  of  medical services; that is flexible to adapt to the changing needs and has an effective grievance redressal mechanism and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. There are separate autonomous boards constituted under the Commission namely, Homoeopathy  Education  Board for education policy related matters; Medical Assessment  and  Rating  Board  for  Homoeopathy  for  Assessment  and  Rating  of Medical Institutions of Homoeopathy; Board of Ethics and Registration for Homoeopathy  to  address  the  issues  related  to  Ethics  and  Registration  of  the Homoeopathy  practitioners.  NCH  Act  provides  for  having  a  joint  sitting  of  the Commission namely with the National Medical Commission, National Commission for  Indian  System  of  Medicine  and  National  Commission  for  Homoeopathy  to enhance the interface between Homoeopathy, Indian System of Medicine and modern system of medicine so as to promote medical pluralism.

-  Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) is an apex body for scientific research in  Homoeopathy under the Ministry of Ayush. CCRH undertakes research activities such as Clinical Research, Drug Proving, Drug Verification, Drug validation, Drug Standardization, Public Health Research, Fundamental Research and Epidemic  research  either  in  intramural  mode  or  in  collaboration  with  different Universities/  institutes  of  repute.  CCRH  is  participating  in  National/  State  level Arogya  Melas/  Health  camps/  exhibition  to  promote  and  popularize  Homoeopathy among general masses. As a part of IEC program, CCRH has developed information and education material which are distributed free of cost to the general public through Exhibitions  /  Health  Melas  /  Seminars/  celebration  of  World  Homoeopathy  Day/ social  media,  such  as  facebook  pages,  twitter  account,  etc.  Further,  Council  has undertaken Public Health Initiative programmes i.e. Integration  of  NPCDCS programme for Homoeopathy, Homoeopathy for Healthy teething under Homoeopathy for healthy child programme; Swasthya Rakshan Programme; Schedule Caste  Component  plan  (SC Component  plan)  Health camps; Participating in poshanmah  aabhiyan  through  its  centres;  Participating  in  the  activities  related  to Azadika  Amrit  Mahotsav.  CCRH  is  also  undertaking  research  in  collaboration  and cooperation in the field of integration medicine.
-  National  Institute  of  Homoeopathy  (NIH),  Kolkata  is  an  Autonomous  Organisation under the Ministry of Ayush to foster excellence in Homoeopathic Medical Education and Research, to educate and train undergraduate, post graduate students and research scholars  of  Homoeopathy  in  accordance  with  highest  professional  standards  and ethical values.  Recently, a satellite campus of National Institute of Homoeopathy at Narela,  Delhi  was  inaugurated  and  dedicated  to  the  Nation  on  11.12.2022  by  the Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  of  India.  This  satellite  institute  at  Narela,  Delhi  has  been

established to cater the need of the population of the region and with a view to have collaborative research with international and national level institutes.

-  North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy (NEIAH), Shillong, Meghalaya is an autonomous institute established under the Ministry of Ayush , to provide health care  to  the  people  of  North  Eastern  Region  and  Sikkim  under  Ayurveda  and Homoeopathy systems of medicine; moreover, to promote and popularize Ayurveda and Homoeopathy and to create awareness among the general masses regarding the importance, effectiveness and potentials of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy, the expansion  of  health  care  facilities,  improvement  in  the  doctor-population  ratio  and Research and Development on bio-resources in the North East region.
-  Pharmacopoeia  Commission  for  Indian  Medicine  &  Homoeopathy  (PCIM&H)  is  a subordinate office under Ministry of Ayush, Government of India for Development of Pharmacopoeias  and  Formularies  as  well  as  acting  as  Central  Drug  Testing  cum Appellate Laboratory for Indian systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy. Pharmacopoeia standards for Homoeopathic drugs are established through publication of Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India (HPI) by PCIM&H on behalf of Ministry of Ayush.
-  National Ayush Mission is Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Ayush for providing better access to Ayush services by increasing in number of Ayush Hospital and Dispensaries, upgradation of Ayush hospitals/dispensaries, operationalization of Ayush Health and Wellness Centres to provide comprehensive primary healthcare at grassroots level with focus on Ayush systems of medicine, mainstreaming of Ayush through co-location of Ayush facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) & District Hospital(DHs), ensure availability of Ayush  drugs  and  trained  manpower  and  Ayush  Public  Health  programmes  and enabling  the  choice  to  the  patients  for  different  systems  of  medicine  including Homoeopathy under a single window. The engagement of Ayush doctors/paramedics and  their  training  is  being  supported  by  the  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare under National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  while  the  support  for  Ayush  infrastructure, equipment/furniture and medicines is being provided by the Ministry of Ayush under National Ayush Mission as shared responsibilities.

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