Lok Sabha Question No. 2530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: National Board for Yoga and Naturopathy
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: DHARMENDRA YADAV, ANANDRAO  ADSUL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 2530 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH MARCH, 2016

## NATIONAL BOARD FOR YOGA AND N ATUROPATHY

## 2530. SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV: SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering to establish a National Board for promotion of and Naturopathy;
- (b) if s o, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has proposed to sign an agreement with WHO for collaborati activities in the area of traditional medicine and to organise conferenc e to popularize the Indian syst em of medicines; 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) & (b): Yes.  A Task Force constituted by the Ministry of AYUSH in its recommendations has suggested    to    constitute  a  National  Board  for  Promotion  &  Development  of  Yoga  a Naturopathy  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Secretary  (AYUSH)  with  the  following  aims  & objectives : -
- i. To enhance the quality of Yoga & Naturopathy education, training, therapy and research;
- ii. To develop human resource in Yoga & Naturopathy ;
- iii. To  develop  standards  for  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  training  and  practices  fo voluntary adoption;
- iv. To  promote  accreditation  frame  work  relating  to  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  for voluntary  implementation  by  institution  including  drafting  of  curriculum syllabus for various degrees, diploma and programmes;

Contd………

- v. To promote & propagate Yoga & Naturo pathy at International level;
- vi. To institute national awards for outstanding for outstanding contribution to & Naturopathy;
- vii. To  develop  methods  of  competence,  and  evaluation  of  Yoga    &  Naturopathy practitioners;
- viii. Any other item relating to development & promotion of Yoga & Naturopathy.

(c) & (d): Yes. The Cabinet in its meeting held on 17.02.2016 has approved the proposal of Ministry of AYUSH to sign as agreement with WHO for collaborative activities in the are traditional Medicine. The Ministr y has also agreed in principle to the proposal of Ambassador and Permanent representative of India to the United Nations in Geneva to organize on Of Side. Event Traditional systems of Medicine during the 69 th world Health Assembly during May, 2016. A s a first step in the long term collaboration. India would assign to WHO activit development of the following WHO technical documents/publications which will help in bet international acceptability of Indian Systems of Medicine: -

- i.      Benchmar ks for training in Yoga;
- ii.     Benchmarks for practice in Ayurveda;
- iii.    Benchmarks for practice in Unani Medicine;
- iv.    Benchmarks for practice in Panchakarma;

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