Lok Sabha Question No. 5706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: AYUSH Practitioners in Telangana
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Dr. Mallu Ravi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5706

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2026

## AYUSH Practitioners in Telangana

## 5706. Dr. Mallu Ravi:

## Will the Minister of AYUSH

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government monitors legal challenges faced by AYUSH practitioners in the State of Telangana including Nagarkurnool, following High Court judgments, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of such cases registered and resolved during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government has issued clear guidelines on scope of practice to prevent harassment of practitioners, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps proposed by the Government to ensure that practitioners in Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes dominated areas can safely deliver services; and
- (e) whether a central grievance redressal mechanism for AYUSH providers is operational and if so, the details thereof;

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b)  Health being a State subject, matters relating to regulation of medical practice and its  enforcement,  including  those  arising  out  of  judicial  pronouncements  of  Hon'ble  High Courts,  fall  within  the  domain  of  the  respective  State/UT  Governments.  The  National Commission  for  Indian  System  of  Medicine  Act,  2020  and  the  National  Commission  for Homoeopathy Act, 2020 provide a statutory provision for regulation of practitioners of Indian System  of  Medicine  and  Homoeopathy,  respectively.  These  Acts,  inter  alia,  provide  for maintenance  of  a  National  Register  of  all  licensed  practitioners,  regulation  of  professional conduct  and  promotion  of  medical  ethics,  coordination  with  State  Medical  Councils,  and exercise of appellate jurisdiction through the respective Boards of Ethics and Registration.

(c)  The Government has Notified the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 and the National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020 for Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy respectively, wherein, provision to regulate education, registration,  and  professional  practice  of  practitioners  have  been  stipulated.  In  this  regard, Section  32  provides  for  maintenance  of  the  National  and  State  Register  of  licensed practitioners,  ensuring  that  only  duly  qualified  and  registered  practitioners  are  entitled  to practice. Section 27 empowers the framing of regulations relating to professional conduct, code of ethics, and standards of practice. Accordingly, regulation namely, the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Ethics and Registration) Regulations, 2023 and the National Commission  for  Homoeopathy  (Professional  Conduct,  Etiquette  and  Code  of  Ethics  for Practitioners of Homoeopathy) Regulations, 2022 have been notified by the NCISM and NCH respectively.

(d)   The statutory provision under the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 and the National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020 ensures regulation and protection of duly registered practitioners including the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes dominated areas.

(e)      A  statutory  mechanism  exists  under  the  National  Commission  for  Indian  System  of Medicine Act, 2020 and the National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020. Section 31 of the NCISM Act, 2020 and NCH Act, 2020 provides for regulation of professional or ethical misconduct, under which the State Medical Council and Board of Ethics and Registration, where State Medical Council is not established, are empowered to consider matters relating to professional  misconduct  and  grievances  of  practitioners.  In  addition,  grievances  can  be addressed through existing platforms such as the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAM) and through concerned State/UT authorities and respective Commissions.

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