Lok Sabha Question No. 3242 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Promotion and Protection of AYUSH
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

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

(AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3242 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## PROMOTION AND PROTEC TION OF AYUSH

## 3242. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

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

- (a)  the  long  term  plan  of  the  Government  for  protecting  and  improving  AYUSH  system  o medicine;
- (b) whether any allopathic medical courses/ avenues are presently available to the doctors from AYUSH stream for improving their medical skill and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  a  new  allopathic  medical  courses  for  Ay doctors so that they can also practice as allopathic doctors at appropriate level; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): Yes.

The  Government  has  taken  many  initiatives  for  protecting  and  improving  AYUSH system of medicine. For documentation of the existing knowledge available in public domai AYUSH system, to safeguard the sovereignty of the traditional know ledge and to protect it from being misappropriated in the form of patents on non - original innovations, Traditional Knowledge Digital  Library  (TKDL)  a  collaborative  project  has  been  established  between  Ministr AYUSH and CSIR, and is being implemented at CSIR.

The  Research  Councils  under  Ministry  of  AYUSH  collect  and  compile  the  data  of folklore medicine and their uses. Digitization of manuscripts for the purpose of prese protection and transmission of the ancient knowledge is also an activity of Research Councils. The  National  Institutes  and  other  centrally  funded  institutes  also  have  preserved manuscripts.

The  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  CME  under  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  provisions  for training to AYUSH doctors, teachers and paramed ics to upgrade their professional skills.

Central Council of Indian Medicine and Central Council for Homoeopathy have notifi relevant  regulations  pertaining  to  quality  of  education  with  prior  approval  of  Mini AYUSH.

For the development of Quality standards of ASU &H drugs, Pharmacopoeia Commission  for  Indian  Medicine  and  Homoeopathy  (PCIM&H)  has  been  set  up  as  an independent autonomous Organization under Ministry of AYUSH.

Ministry of AYUSH has launched National AYUSH Mission (NAM) during 12th Plan for  implementing  through  States/UTs.  The  basic  objective  of  NAM  is  to  promote  AYUSH medical systems through cost effective AYUSH services, strengthening of educational syst fa cilitate the enforcement of quality control of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani & Homoeopat (ASU &H) drugs and sustainable availability of ASU & H raw materials.

(b):     No.

(c ) & (d): No.    No decision has been taken in the Ministry to bring a new allopathic medical course for AYUSH doctors.

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