Lok Sabha Question No. 3288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Promoting Traditional Medicines
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3288 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH AUGUST, 2016

## PROMOTING TRADITIONA L MEDICINES

## 3288. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to promote traditional medicines into the mainstre incorporating its knowledge into modern healthca re system;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  strategy  to  ensure  that  traditional  medi meet the modern safety and efficacy standards; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) : The National Policy on Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy -2002, envisages integration of AYUSHsystems of medicine with the Healthcare Delivery System. Mainstreaming of AYUSH is one of the strategies in National Health Mission (NHM) which seeks to provide accessible, affordable and quality health care in order to improve the health care delivery system.

Gov ernment  of  India  has  adopted  a  strategy  of  Co - location  of  AYUSH  facilities  at Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs),  Community  Health  Centres  (CHCs)  and  District  Hospitals (DHs), thus enabling choice to the patients for different systems of medicine . The engagemen t of AYUSH Doctors / paramedics and their training is supported by the Department of Health Family  Welfare,  while  the  support  for  AYUSH  infrastructure,  equipment  /  furniture medicines are provided by Ministry of AYUSH under National AYUSH Mission (NA M).

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(b ) & (c) : To ensure safety and effica cy and standards of Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani (ASU) drugs, the G overnment ha staken following steps:

i. There are exclusive regulatory provisions for Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani medicines in the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules made thereunder.

ii. Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy has been set up.

ii i. Good Manufacturing Practice shave been amended in Drugs & Cosmetics Rule.

iv. Compliance to Quality Standards prescribed in Pharmacopoeias and Manufacturing Practices is mandatory for the ASU drugs industries.

Good v. Rule  158 - B  of  the  Drugs  &  Cosmetics  Rules,  1945  prescribes  the  regulatory requirements including submission of proof of safety and effectiveness for licensing of ASU drugs. Enforcement of these provisions is under the purview of the State Licens Authorities appointed by the State Governments.

vi.  Quality  certification  system  based  on  WHO - GMP  guidelines  and  international standards is  implemented  by  Drugs  Controller  General  and  Quality  Council  of  India respectively for ASU medicines.

vii. The Government published 'Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clinical Trials in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Medicine (GCP -ASU)' in the year 2013 . These guidelines encompass the design, conduct, termination, audit, analysis, reporting and document of the systematic studies involving human subjects for determining the safety and ef of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani (ASU) drugs.

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